An Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan
"An Evil Cradling" is a harrowing memoir of a man's four-year captivity in Beirut, Lebanon. Captured by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen in 1986, the author, an Irish citizen, endures solitary confinement, starvation, and brutal physical abuse. Despite his grim situation, he manages to find humanity in the most unlikely of places and individuals, including one of his captors. His eventual release is a poignant moment of triumph against the backdrop of his traumatic ordeal.
The 6952nd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1991
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 300-350
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 84th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)