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Guantánamo diary
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- Book Synopsis
- Now a major motion picture called The Mauritanian 'A vision of hell, beyond Orwell, beyond Kafka' JOHN LE CARRÉ The first and only diary written by a Guantánamo detainee during his imprisonment, now with previous censored material restored. Mohamedou Ould Slahi was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay in 2002. There he suffered the worst of what the prison had to offer, including months of sensory deprivation, torture and sexual assault. In October 2016 he was released without charge. This is his extraordinary story.
- About The Author
- Mohamedou Ould Slahi was born in Mauritania in 1970. He earned a scholarship to study engineering in Germany when he was 18, and lived and worked in Germany and briefly in Canada before returning to Mauritania in 2000. He has been detained in Guantánamo Bay since August 2002.
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- ISBN
- 9781786891853
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Canongate, (17 October 2017)
- Number of Pages
- 464
- Weight
- 337 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 26 mm
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