Letters to My Torturer: Love, Revolution, and Imprisonment in Iran

Meet Brother Hamid. He knows how to get answers.

"A searing and unforgettable account" (Publishers Weekly) comes to mass-market paperback

Houshang Asadi's Letters to My Torturer is one of the most harrowing accounts of human suffering to emerge from Iran and is now available for the first time in paperback.
Kept in solitary confinement for over two years in an infamous Tehran prison, Asadi suffered inhuman degradations and brutal torture: suspended from the ceiling, beaten, and forced to bark like a dog, Asadi became a spy for the Russians, for the British - for anyone.
Narrowly escaping execution as the government unleashed a bloody pogrom against political prisoners, Asadi was hauled before a sham court and sentenced to fifteen years. Here he confronts his torturer, speaking for those who will never be heard, and provides a glimpse into the heart of Iran and the practice of state-sponsored justice.

Author: Houshand Asadi
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Published: 09/01/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 7.85h x 5.10w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781851688005
ISBN10: 1851688005
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs

About the Author
In 1983, the journalist, writer, and translator Houshang Asadi was locked in a Tehran prison. Under torture, he said he was a spy. Many of his friends also confessed and were later executed. He was released after six years. Today he lives in Paris with his wife, Nooshabeh Amiri. They write for the Iranian news website Rooz Online.

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