The Power of Indignation - 9781620870921

Hisbrief pamphlet Indignez-vous! (Cry Out!) is an internationalbestseller, calling for a return to the values of his native France’s “greatestgeneration,” the resistance fighters of World War II. It hasinspired citizens participating in the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Streetuprisings. Now StéphaneHessel, one of France’s preeminent thinkers and activists, is back. With extraordinary insight, theninety-four-year-old Hessel gives his intellectual autobiography. His thinkingis nourished by the exchange he has maintained for years with his closefriends, as well as prominent political and literary figures: Edgar Morin,Jean-Paul Dollé, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Régis Debray, Peter Sloterdijk, LaureAdler, Michel Rocard, and Jean-Claude Carrière.

This book is accessible andprofound—it is for all those who seek, despite the contradictions and violenceof our contemporary lives, to “regain our dignity as men and women whilegoverned by a frenzy of selfish and irresponsible people.” This book is, forStéphane Hessel, a way to encourage us to reflect on the past in order to takecharge of our future destiny. At once a handbook for therevolutionary, a treatise on human rights, and an inside look at the relationships,thoughts, and recollections of one of the most important figures in Francetoday, this is a not-to-be-missed book for 2012.