Fischer

This book, "Fischer: Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse", reproduces the original text written by Fischer in June of 1981, documenting the "incredible and absolutely true events" of his arrest and torture in Pasadena, California, between May 26 and May 28 of 1981. The text offers a glimpse not only into the aguish of a brilliant man, not only into the harrowing circumstances which beset one of the greatest thinkers of his time; it is written testament to the long history of abuse suffered at the hands of unchecked and arrogant authority, the plight of a thinking man in a 'civilized' society - the kind of 'civilized' society distinguished for its thoughtless obedience and its expectation of conformity. It is in this way that "Fischer: Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse" serves not only as a time capsule but as a palpable reminder of the classic clash between man and machine, the latter in this case being the machinery of the state which claims to be the master of all men. Ultimately, this story represents the thinking man's plight against the conventions, his yearning to be valued and respected where he already knows he will never be truly understood. This work also includes Benjamin Franklin's "The Moral of Chess".