Expressing the Inexpressible
Expressing the Inexpressible
Author(s): Alin MuresanSubject(s): History
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: Romania; Communism; the Piteşti prison; memoirs; victims; torture; guilt.
Summary/Abstract: This article provides a survey of the main memoirs volumes about the Piteşti ”experiment” and aims to offer a description, in terms of both style and emotion, of how the victims relate to their past tortures. For each volume, several qualities and drawbacks are indicated through the lens of a reader who wishes to find more precise information about what is meant by the so-called ”re-education through torture.”
Journal: Caietele Echinox
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 110-114
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
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