Guantanamo Voices

True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison

Sarah Mirk, Various

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English

Abrams ComicArts
08 September 2020

Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction; Prisons; Prisoners of war

"On the morning of September 11, 2001, two planes collided with the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. In January 2002, a group of suspected terrorists were transferred to a Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba. They were the first of hundreds of men who would be held there—and 40 still remain. These prisoners were characterized as the ""worst of the worst"" but many of them have never been properly charged or tried in a proper court, and have been denied due process. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a place that most Americans would rather not think about. But the stories of the people whose lives have been shaped by Guantanamo deserve to have their stories heard. In Guantanamo Voices, journalist Sarah Mirk and her team of talented, diverse artists tell the stories of ten people who spent time at the prison since its opening in 2002, including service members, prisoners, lawyers, and journalists. Guantanamo Voices doesn’t ask the simplistic, blackandwhite question about whether Guantanamo is ""good"" or ""bad."" Instead, it documents a history that’s happening right now—and sheds light on the prisoners and their stories."

By: Sarah Mirk
Illustrated by: Various
Imprint: Abrams ComicArts
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9781419746901
ISBN 10: 1419746901
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 08 September 2020
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Mirk is a multimedia journalist whose work focuses on telling nuanced, human-focused stories. She is an editor of The Nib and the former online editor of national feminism and pop-culture magazine Bitch. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews for Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison

"""An eye-opening, damning indictment of one of America's worst trespasses that continues to this day.""--Kirkus Reviews ""Moving details emerge, as when one detainee narrates his relationship with an iguana, along with profound frustration; in the words of one attorney, ""The law is a joke."" The island colors and collection of styles make for a surprisingly artful book.""--The New York Times Book Review ""The influences of Chris Ware, the Hernandez brothers and Moebius can be seen in Guantánamo Voices, a narrative report on the complex legal maneuvering, bureaucratic banality and patriotic equivocation that helped to justify a wartime prison that still exists today."" --Shelf Awareness ""...exposes the surreal inhumanity and documents the humane attempts at justice-seeking for the so-called ""detainees"" in the ""detention facility"" known as Guantánamo.""--Booklist ""...the warm color palette designed by Kazimir Lee unifies the collection while helping the heavy subject matter stay measurably more approachable. This anthology disturbs and illuminates in equal measure.""--Publishers Weekly ""...The prison is often a forgotten topic of recent American history; Guantanamo Voices'illustrated format does the difficult work of making these facts accessible to a broad audience, dispelling falsehoods in the process...""--KQED"