Fragments of Life: A Chronicle of the Gulag

Jacques Roussy was seventeen when he decided to save the world. With eyes full of hope, he joined the communist movement; he was ready to jump from the Eiffel Tower if necessary. But in 1937, when he was called to Moscow, he did not know that he was going to lose twenty-four years of his life in the heart of the Gulag.

This book is not only the testimony of a brave man, but also a warning from someone who has been in the heart of hell and returned to tell the truth. The truth that even after his release, no one was willing to hear.

"Pieces of Life" is a story of error and awakening. A painful account of how the purest faith can lead to the most terrible disasters.