{"product_id":"guantanamo-dorothea-dieckmann-9781933368542","title":"Guantanamo","description":"At the beginning of the Afghan war, young Rashid, born in Hamburg to an Indian father and a German mother, travels to India to claim an inheritance. There, he befriends a young Afghan and continues his journey to Peshawar, where he ends up in the middle of an anti-American demonstration. He is arrested, handed over to the Americans, and taken to the notorious Guantanamo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat ensues is a remarkable literary experiment, a novel based on meticulous research. In six scenes, it describes Rashid's life at the camp. Sensitive yet utterly unsentimental, the novel explores the existential consequences of isolation, suppression, and uncertainty -- paralyzing fear, psychotic delusions, manic identification with fellow prisoners, and ultimately, resignation. Written with fierce moral clarity and a remarkable economy of expression, \u003ci\u003eGuantanamo\u003c\/i\u003e functions as both a political statement and a fascinating examination of the prisoner\/jailer relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothea Dieckmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933368543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933368542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.93h x 5.28w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/25\/2007 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/07\/2008 pg. 77","brand":"Dorothea Dieckmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070001115391,"sku":"9781933368542","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82cb03f3-5a34-4d2a-af0f-afe98ba6ae34.jpg?v=1685427763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guantanamo-dorothea-dieckmann-9781933368542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}