Hatful of Tigers: Reflections on Art, Culture and Politics [Hardcover]

Sergio Ramirez (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0915306980 | ISBN-13: 978-0915306985 | Publication Date: July 1, 1995 | Edition: 1

Hatful of Tigers is a collection of poetic essays, reminiscences, and sketches exploring the reality of Central America by one of Latin America's most accomplished writers. This fascinating mosaic is also Ramirez's homage to the narrative's central figure, the world-renowned writer Julio Cortazar, whose commitment to the Nicaraguan revolution served as an inspiration for the Nicaraguan people.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Nicaraguan writer Ramirez, who was vice-president of his country during the Sandinista regime, effectively portrays Central America as a U.S. fiefdom, an entity run by Yankee ambassadors, bankers and transnational corporate managers who foster a culture of servility, impotence and conformity. In this collection of eloquent essays, sketches, reminiscences, lyrical fragments and travel notes, he discusses massacres of student protesters and assassinations of fellow activists by the U.S.-backed Somoza clan's dictatorship in the 1960s and '70s; pays glowing tribute to Argentine novelist Julio Cortazar, a supporter of the Sandinistas; and analyzes the stagnation of popular culture through "meaningless vernacular art" and the constant celebration of the past. First published in Nicaragua in 1986, this volume defends the Sandinista revolution as a drive for national independence from economic and political domination by "the Colossus of the North," and condemns the U.S.-led boycott and CIA-orchestrated contra invasion that, according to Ramirez, crippled socioeconomic transformation.
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From Library Journal

One of the interesting by-products of Latin American revolutions of the Left is that literary figures are often the chroniclers of the conflict. This is especially true of the Nicaraguan Sandinista revolution of the late 1970s, which drew such important literary figures as Ernesto Cardenal and the author of this volume. A prominent literary figure of the Central American and Latin American "boom" in literature, Ramirez was an early supporter of the Sandinista revolution and served as vice president of Nicaragua under President Daniel Ortega. This volume is a translation of a 1986 Spanish-language publication of short, poetic descriptions and essays dealing with events of the revolution. Not a political account, the work focuses on the art and culture that came out of the revolution; the central figure of the volume is the Argentine writer Julio Cortazar, a prominent supporter. A fascinating look at Central America, its literature, and the politics of the Left; for subject collections.?Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Ut.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 148 pages
• Publisher: Curbstone Books; 1 edition (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915306980
• ISBN-13: 978-0915306985
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,996,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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