The Algiers Motel incident
by John Hersey
published
1968
by Hamilton
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binding
Unknown Binding, 397 pages
isbn
0241016754
(isbn13: 9780241016756)
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Read in March, 2006
Hersey backgrounds himself entirely, allowing participants in this chapter of the 1967 Detroit riots speak for themselves. The events of that night have never been definitively laid out, and Hersey, while letting his readers decide for themselves what happened that night and who was at fault, gives those at fault just enough space to convict themselves. A fascinating approach to illuminating events shrouded in violence, mystery and self-interest.
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I was living in Detroit in 1967 when the riots broke out.
We had heard stories of the snipers.
Hersey's book tells what really went down that night at the Algiers Motel.
We had heard stories of the snipers.
Hersey's book tells what really went down that night at the Algiers Motel.
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an account of one of the uglier episodes in american race relations. john hersey is one of my favorite writers. he's so overarchingly compassionate.
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Read in July, 2008
Disappointing - the structure was very bizzare.
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