Rodolfo Walsh:Operation Massacre von Rodolfo Walsh Taschenbuch Buch
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It is also frighteningly human.". It's more than that: it's the introduction to our literature and history of a writer of almost inconceivable courage, suppressed only by death, and of th… More...
It is also frighteningly human.". It's more than that: it's the introduction to our literature and history of a writer of almost inconceivable courage, suppressed only by death, and of the terrible events of a night that must not be forgotten.". The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Operation Massacre by Rodolfo Walsh, Daniella Gitlin "Originally published by Sigla, 1957; Editorial J. Alvarez, 1969; Casa de las Americas, 1970; Ediciones de la Flor, 1972, 2009 under the title Operacion masacre"--Title page verso. FORMATPaperback CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Widely considered a classic in Argentina and throughout Latin America, 'Operation Massacre' tells the story of Walsh's investigation into the Argentine state's secret - and botched - execution of a group of civilians in 1956. Walsh recreates the night of the crime and gives the reader detailed portraits of every one of the victims. Notes A Latin American true crime classic, now in English for the first time. In compelling prose, Rodolfo Walsh recreates the eventful evening of the 9th June 1956, when a dozen men where arrested in Buenos Aires on suspicion of involvement in a rebellion against the Argentine government. The local police chief was ordered to execute the men, but it turned out that almost all were innocent. The result is a near obsessive search for the truth, with a novelist's flair for dramatic storytelling. Author Biography The grandson of Irish immigrants, Rodolfo Walsh was born in a small Patagonian town in 1927. He dropped out of high school in Buenos Aires and eventually began writing crime fiction before publishing his monumental work of nonfiction, "Operacion Masacre," in 1957. He traveled to Cuba in the midst of the revolution and launched a newspaper with Gabriel Garcia Marquez, among others. Upon his return to Argentina in 1961 he was shunned by the journalistic community for his connections to the Cuban Revolution. In 1972, Walsh updated "Operacion Masacre" for the fourth and final time before joining the radical Peronist group, the Montoneros, the following year. A day after submitting his now famous 1977 "Open Letter from a Writer to the Military Junta," Walsh was "disappeared" by the state. Review "Finally, this classic of Latin American literature is available in English! Walsh not only exposes a terrible crime with precise and haunting prose, but establishes, many years before Capote and Mailer, a whole new genre of personal investigative journalism that transcends its immediate circumstances."--Ariel Dorfman"Rodolfo Walsh's dramatic investigation of extra-judicial murders in 1950s Argentina was an act of great journalistic courage. Told in cinematic prose skillfully rendered into English by Daniella Gitlin, Operation Massacre is a testament to Walsh's tenacity in his personal search for truth and justice."--Michael Scammell"Rodolfo Walsh's work perfectly synthesized the most hard-hitting journalism with literature of the highest caliber. His example of adeptness and dignity in literary reportage lives on beyond his death at the hands of a military dictatorship." -- Eduardo Galeano, author Memory of Fire, Mirrors, and Children of the Days"All of [Walsh's] work demonstrates...his commitment to reality, his almost implausible analytical talent, his personal bravery, and his political ferocity."--Gabriel Garcia Marquez "A mesmerizing, prophetic tour de force of investigative journalism exposing the pervasive thuggishness of the Argentine military elite. A chilling, lucid work, beautifully translated by Gitlin, which serves as a great example of journalistic integrity."--"Kirkus Reviews""This captivating and clear-eyed book, a true crime narrative first published in Spanish in 1957 and fluently translated here by Gitlin [...] provides a moment-by-moment account and [Walsh] reveals as much as he can about the survivors and those who were executed."--"Publishers Weekly," Starred Review""Rarely has the ideal of a writer speaking truth to power been more aptly embodied than in Argentine journalist Rodolfo Walsh."--"Financial Times"..".brave, committed, dangerous journalism with more than a hint of polemic. It is also frighteningly human."--"The Times of London""The book is a document of the effort to which a writer will go simply to hear a person's story; to question the details; to construct a narrative that both allows for the inconsistencies of individual eyewitnesses and yet is not undone by them [...] Daniella Gitlin's translation is clean, attentive to the subtleties of Walsh's prose, and her introduction and notes are very good indeed... In this moment of anxiety over the flow of information, confusion over the responsibilities of writers and journalists, the publication of this volume is well timed."--"Los Angeles Review of Books""It'd be too cheap to call this required reading for its relevance to contemporary issues of government dishonesty and violent military suppression of opposition. It's more than that: it's the introduction to our literature and history of a writer of almost inconceivable courage, suppressed only by death, and of the terrible events of a night that must not be forgotten."--"Bomb Magazine," Editor's Choice"It is a powerful assertion of the force of testimonial writing relayed by a literary master. Read it a Details ISBN1908699515 Author Daniella Gitlin Year 2013 ISBN-10 1908699515 ISBN-13 9781908699510 Media Book Publication Date 2013-08-13 Pages 320 Publisher Old Street Publishing Translator Daniella Gitlin Format Paperback Imprint Old Street Publishing Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) AU Release Date 2013-08-13 NZ Release Date 2013-08-13 UK Release Date 2013-08-13 Photographer Ian MacMillan Edited by Anthony Wilson Birth 1945 Death 1240 Affiliation Chair in Law and Commerce, Newcastle University Position Contributor Qualifications MD DEWEY 982.06 Audience General We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:145546358; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9781908699510, EAN: 9781908699510, Publication Year: 2013, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Book Title: Operation Massacre, Item Height: 198mm, Topic: True Crime, Literary Theory, Item Width: 129mm, Number of Pages: 320 Pages, Old Street Publishing<
