NEW YORK—The most surprising thing about Guantánamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s book is how downright hilarious it can be, despite the inherent darkness of his predicament.
Originally penned as 466 pages of journal entries from inside one of America’s most impenetrable prisons known as Guantánamo Bay, the finished product is a beautifully-written and painstakingly edited book in the words of an innocent (and still detained) Guantánamo prisoner.
It is the first and only book of its kind, and is window into a dark world created by the American government.
"Guantanamo Diary" Nicola Bailey/PEN American Center
