Originally published in 1958, "The Question" 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.
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. "The Question" 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.
This Bison Books edition marks the first time since 1958 that
"The Question" has been published in the United States. For this
edition Ellen Ray provides a foreword. James D. Le Sueur offers an
introduction.
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