by François Bizot · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782081243163
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«Le silence du bourreau» is the testimonial account by François Bizot, published by Flammarion in paperback (245 pages, in French).
In 1971, ethnologist François Bizot is arrested in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge and released thanks to his jailer Douch. Years later he discovers that Douch ran the S21 torture centre. The author reconstructs his reunions with the executioner and his testimony at the 2009 trial, a reflection on guilt, memory and the relationship between victim and executioner.
This work continues the testimony begun in «Le Portail» by François Bizot, focusing on the figure of Douch.
For readers interested in the history of Cambodia, survival testimonies and international war crimes trials.
François Bizot is a French anthropologist. While working as a conservationist in Cambodia, he was held captive by the Khmer Rouge for several months. He was released after being found innocent of spying charges, becoming the only Westerner to survive imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge.
