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The Little School by Alicia Partnoy is a memoir recounting her 1977 imprisonment in a secret Argentine military detention center during the "Dirty War." As a political activist, Partnoy was detained without charges, separated from her young daughter, and endured four months of severe torture and dehumanization. She describes how she and fellow prisoners sought to maintain their dignity amidst brutal treatment, ultimately being released to a lesser state prison after her inexplicable release. The memoir includes appendices with details used as evidence in dictator Videla's trial. The book contains descriptions of torture, sexual violence, and violence against women and infants.