‘Men in cages’: meet French detainees from the 1930s
Disciplines
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Illustration of Francis Carco survey published in Le Petit Parisien on 16 July 1936 — source: RetroNews-BnF In 1936, writer and journalist Francis Carco embarked on an ambitious project: visit French prisons to meet ‘men in cages’. From his survey, he will report on a polemic narrative published by Le Petit Parisien. In the 1930s, the great report was adventure in the dark corners of society, in secret folders...