Colors of the Cage - A Memoir of an Indian Prison

Political prisoner Arun Ferreira recounts the violence of his incarceration and reveals the repressive climate of contemporary Indian politics.

List of contents

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Naresh Fernandes
Introduction to US Edition by Siddhartha Deb
1. Hauladi No. 3479
2. The Anda
3. Phasi Yard
4. The Gunahkhaana
5. Hope
6. Lal Gate
7. Beyond the Lal Gate
Appendix

About the author

Arun Ferreira is an Indian political activist based in Mumbai. In 2007, he was branded as the leader of the propaganda and communications wing of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). He was acquitted of all charges in 2014 only to be rearrested in 2018 on charges of sedition. He is currently facing a host of charges, including sedition.

Summary

Political prisoner Arun Ferreira recounts the violence of his incarceration and reveals the repressive climate of contemporary Indian politics.

Foreword

Galleys available
National print and online campaign, targeting reviews and features in The Guardian, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Nation, Mother Jones, and more
Online social media campaign, including giveaways
Excerpts in Lit Hub and The Nation
Bookseller/Library mailing and promotions, including giveaways
Reading group guide

Product details

• Authors: Arun Ferreira
• Assisted by: Siddhartha Deb (Introduction), Naresh Fernandes (Foreword)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2021
• EAN: 9781942173137
• ISBN: 978-1-942173-13-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Illustrations: Farb., s/w. Fotos, Abb.
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoiren, Berichte/Erinnerungen, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage, Children's Books / All Ages, HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Political activism