Guantánamo diary / Mohamedou Ould Slahi ; edited by Larry Siems.
Publication details: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2015.Description: xlix, 379 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781782116066
- Slahi, Mohamedou Ould
- Slahi, Mohamedou Ould -- Diaries
- Slahi, Mohamedou Ould
- Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography
- Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography
- Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography
- Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography
- Political prisoners -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base -- Diaries
- Mauritanians -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base -- Diaries
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Biography
- Political prisoners -- United States -- Diaries
- Prisoners of war -- United States -- Diaries
- Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography
- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
- 958.104/77 23
- HV9468.5.S58 A3 2015
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 958.104 SLA | Available | 058608 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-379)
Since 2002, Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime. Although he was ordered to be released by a federal judge, the US government fought that decision, and there is no sign that the United States plans to let him go. Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary, recounting his life before he disappeared into US custody and daily life as a detainee. His diary is not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a deeply personal memoir - terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious. Published now for the first time, Guantanamo Diary is a document of immense historical importance.
