The Question

The Question

<DIV>Originally published in 1958, <I>The Question</I> is the book that opened the torture debate in France during Algeria€s war of independence and was the first book since the eighteenth century to be banned by the French government for political reasons. <P>At the time of his arrest by French paratroopers during the Battle of Algiers in June of 1957, Henri Alleg was a French journalist who supported Algerian independence. He was interrogated for one month. During this imprisonment, Alleg was questioned under torture, with unbelievable brutality and sadism. <I>The Question</I> is Alleg's profoundly moving account of that month and of his triumph over his torturers. Jean-Paul Sartre€s preface remains a relevant commentary on the moral and political effects of torture on both the victim and perpetrator.</P><P>This Bison Books edition marks the first time since 1958 that <I>The Question</I> has been published in the United States. For this edition Ellen Ray provides a foreword. James D. Le Sueur offers an introduction.</P></DIV>