The Uncaged Sky: My 804 days in an Iranian prison

by Kylie Moore-Gilbert

416 pages, Paperback

Published April 5, 2023

About the author

Kylie Moore-Gilbert is an Australian-British academic in Islamic studies. She was a lecturer at the University of Melbourne's Asia Institute and has carried out research into revolutions in the Middle East, in particular Bahraini politics and protests.

From September 2018 to November 2020, she was imprisoned in Iran on a charge of espionage. Moore-Gilbert denies the charges the Iranian government made against her, and no evidence of her alleged crimes has ever been made public. The Australian government has rejected the charges as "baseless and politically motivated".

Her book, The Uncaged Sky: My 804 days in an Iranian prison, published by Ultimo Press, was shortlisted for the 2022 Nonfiction Age Book of the Year and for the 2023 Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Karen Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book - so terrible this happened- however thought it dragged out, which would’ve been exactly how Kylie felt in the worst possible way, but felt it could’ve been 100 pages shorter without lessening the impact of the story for the reader.

[Jessie Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having to endure the tricks and endless interrogations at the hands of the IRGC while imprisoned in various Iranian facilities, often in solitary confinement and with no end in sight, Kylie Moore-Gilbert survived through the friendships she made with her fellow prisoners and taking enjoyment from the smallest things, like fresh fruit or a Persian soap opera. An incredibly traumatic and unjust incarceration for 804 days, is detailed in stark contrast to the clear love Moore-Gilbert has for the hospital Iranian people and culture separate to the authoritarian IRGC. An amazing story and a fiercely strong women.

[Yvonne T · Rating 4 out of 5]

An eye opening and important story to share with the world. Frightening on a number of levels. Not only shows the power of a regime but the power that people are able to hold over others. Kylie shows immense courage in writing this book and bringing her treatment to the attention of the world.