Don't forget us here : lost and found at Guantánamo
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Nyack Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | ADAYFI | On Shelf |
Suffern Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B / ADAYFI | On Shelf |
Valley Cottage Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B ADAYFI | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adayfi, Mansoor -- Imprisonment.
Detention of persons -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Prisoners of war -- Civil rights -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
Detention of persons -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Prisoners of war -- Civil rights -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
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Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Description
"At the age of 18, Mansoor Adayfi left his home in Yemen for a cultural mission to Afghanistan. He never returned. Kidnapped by warlords and then sold to the US after 9/11, he was disappeared to Guant̀namo Bay, where he spent the next 14 years as Detainee #441. Don't Forget Us Here tells two coming-of-age stories in parallel: a makeshift island outpost becoming the world's most notorious prison and an innocent young man emerging from its darkness. Arriving as a stubborn teenager, Mansoor survived the camp's infamous interrogation program and became a feared and hardened resistance fighter leading prison riots and hunger strikes. With time though, he grew into the man nicknamed "Smiley Troublemaker": a student, writer, advocate, and historian. While at Guant̀namo, he wrote a series of manuscripts he sent as letters to his attorneys, which he then transformed into this vital chronicle, in collaboration with award-winning writer Antonio Aiello. With unexpected warmth and empathy, Mansoor unwinds a narrative of fighting for hope and survival in unimaginable circumstances, illuminating the limitlessness of the human spirit. And through his own story, he also tells Guant̀namo's story, offering an unprecedented window into one of the most secretive places on earth and the people--detainees and guards alike--who lived there with him." -- inside front jacket flap.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Adayfi, M., & Aiello, A. (2021). Don't forget us here: lost and found at Guantánamo (First edition.). Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adayfi, Mansoor and Antonio Aiello. 2021. Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found At Guantánamo. Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adayfi, Mansoor and Antonio Aiello. Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found At Guantánamo Hachette Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Adayfi, Mansoor, and Antonio Aiello. Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found At Guantánamo First edition., Hachette Books, 2021.
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