Pierre Seel — I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual

Basic Books, 1995. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; slight wear to jacket. This is a brave memoir of a man who suffered brutality and deprivation at the hands of the Nazis when they annexed the region of Alsace and took control of his hometown. At the age of 17 he was sent to Schirmeck-Vorbrück concentration camp, probably because he appeared on a list of suspected homosexuals kept at the local French police station. The memoir goes on to describe his experience following conscription into the German army, his struggle after the war to come to terms with his sexuality and harrowing experiences and his dauntless campaign in later life demanding public and official acknowledgment for the forgotten homosexual victims of the Nazi regime. This is not an academic study of the Nazi regime, but a deeply personal story of one man's experience and the devastating effect it had on his life. I commend him and his family for rising from this and bearing witness this brutal experience. (Reader review) 208 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: dscf12102.