Duval, Clement

Outrage: an Anarchist Memoir of the Penal Colony

This memoir of Clement Duval, a famed 19th-century French anarchist and criminal, details his sentence and eventual escape from the dry guillotine of the French penal colonies on Devil s Island. In this remarkable story of survival by self-determination, courage, conviction, and hope, Duval discusses the hellish conditions endured in the penal colonies for 14 years. More than a historical document about the anarchist movement, this memoir serves as a call to action for mindful, conscious people to fight for their rights and stands as a monument to the enduring power of the human spirit.