Henri Alleg starb am 17. Juli in Paris.Der Brite Harry Salem, 1939 Franzose geworden, Autor des 1958 erschienen Büchleins «La Question», gliederte sich mit seiner Schrift ein in die Reihe der berühmten Aufklärungsliteratur Frankreichs.
Henri Alleg (20 July 1921 – 17 July 2013[1]), born Henri (!) Salem, was a French-Algerian journalist, director of the "Alger républicain" newspaper, and a member of the French Communist Party. After Editions de Minuit, a French publishing house, released his memoir La Question in 1958, Alleg gained international recognition for his stance against torture, specifically within the context of the Algerian War (1954–1962).
(In the British Wikipedia his original first name ist listed as "Henri", other sources note
correctly "Harry".)
WikipeidaAbbildung aus der englischen Wikipedia
La Question (French for "The question") is a book by Henri Alleg, published in 1958. It is notorious for precisely describing the methods of torture used by French paratroopers during the Algerian War from the point of view of a victim. La Question was censored in France after selling 60,000 copies in two weeks.
Wikipedia
Henri Alleg, auteur de "La Question", est mort
Le Monde, 18.7.2013
Der Schriftsteller Henri Alleg gestorben
Folteropfer und Streiter für die Wahrheit
NZZ, 18.7.2013
LInk to Youtube, HENRI ALLEG (2ª parte), Interview with Spanisch subtitles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND97AnRtiOg
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