When They Came for Me: The hidden diary of an apartheid prisoner
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- Synopsis
- ‘An intriguing story of endurance and survival. A reminder of times, and the people who resisted them, that should never be forgotten.’ – GILLIAN SLOVOIn 1969, while a student at Wits University, John Schlapobersky was arrested for opposing apartheid. Thrown into a world that it is hard to believe ever existed, he was tortured, detained in solitary confinement and eventually deported.Half a century later, John sat down to write about what happened to him at 21. Calling on memory and two diaries he kept at the time – one written on toilet paper and the other in the Bible he was allowed – he describes being interrogated through sleep deprivation day and night and later writing secretly in solitary confinement. He remembers the singing of the condemned prisoners, and revisits the poetry, songs and texts that saw him through his ordeal. He reconstructs, in moving detail, the struggle for survival that finally transformed his life and supplements this with detailed research. He is now a leading psychotherapist and author and works closely with those who have similar histories.When They Came For Me is a vital historical document: a record of its time with lessons for ours.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781776191048
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781776191031
- Publisher:
- Jonathan Ball Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 06/01/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Text John R. Schlapobersky
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.