Letters to My Torturer

Meet Brother Hamid. He knows how to get answers. <p/> A searing and unforgettable account (Publishers Weekly) comes to mass-market paperback <p/>Houshang Asadi's Letters to My Torturer is one of the most harrowing accounts of human suffering to emerge from Iran and is now available for the first time in paperback.<br> Kept in solitary confinement for over two years in an infamous Tehran prison Asadi suffered inhuman degradations and brutal torture: suspended from the ceiling beaten and forced to bark like a dog Asadi became a spy for the Russians for the British - for anyone.<br> Narrowly escaping execution as the government unleashed a bloody pogrom against political prisoners Asadi was hauled before a sham court and sentenced to fifteen years. Here he confronts his torturer speaking for those who will never be heard and provides a glimpse into the heart of Iran and the practice of state-sponsored justice.