BLINDFOLDA Memoir of Capture, Torture, and EnlightenmentBy Theo PadnosIn the fall of 2012, Theo Padnos was down and out in Antakya. An American freelance reporter in his early 40s, he was bunking at a grotty guesthouse in this town in southern Turkey on the border with Syria. Less than 24 hours later he was sprinting across the border, into Syria, and headlong into a personal catastrophe. [ Read an excerpt from “Blindfold.” ]Like many hostage memoirs, “Blindfold” lays bare the human condition at its extremes. There is depravity and resilience, rage and revelation, and, ultimately, a triumph of the human spirit.

Source: New York Times February 16, 2021 10:01 UTC