The Banned Books of Guantánamo
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'An American Slave' by Frederick Douglass
Douglass has been embraced by America, but not the bosses at Gitmo.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Blair's Wars' by John Kampfner
The author on why his book exposing Tony Blair and George W. Bush is banned in Guantánamo.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'The Merchant of Venice' by William Shakespeare
This banned book reflects the "legal nightmare" of Gitmo, argues Melvyn Bragg.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Cruel Britannia: A Secret History of Torture' by Ian Cobain
Ian Cobain totally gets why his book is banned from Gitmo.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'A Most Wanted Man' by John le Carré
"In banning my novel, the custodians of Guantánamo have once again demonstrated their sensitivity and respect for human dignity."
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
If I were running an illegal detention center in a distant no man's land where prisoners could be held indefinitely and without trial I wouldn't want detainees to read Fyodor Dostoyevsky's masterpiece Crime and Punishment either.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'A People's History of the United States' by Howard Zinn
John Howard on why Zinn's radical history is banned from Gitmo.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank
The starkest difference between the captivity of Anne Frank and those in Guantánamo Bay is that Frank and her family were in hiding. It must be so surreal for detainees in Gitmo to know that the whole world knows they're there.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Hidden Agendas' by John Pilger
It is the embodiment of dissent in a place intent on crushing it.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Futility' by Wilfred Owen
Jeremy Paxman finds it "fascinating" that the war poet is banned in Gitmo.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Blasphemy' by Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz was shocked to learn that his book had been censored in Guantánamo.
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Beckett
The enduring absurdist drama has a long entanglement with censors and prison life.