The Hour of the Furnaces [Paperback]

Renny Golden (Author)

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Accompaniment
Ad Sum
Anniversary
The Artist's Daughter
Baggage
A Father's Memory
The Frente
The Gringo's Heart
Guatemala, Nunca Mas
I Will Sing
Last Desire
The Last Two Questions
Letter To Maryknoll
Lisiados
Morazan Lifted
Popular Education
The Puma
Tatu
Tenderness That Held
They Rose Up
Waiting For Passes
War Zone
Working The Land
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Paperback: 86 pages
• Publisher: Mid List Pr; 1st edition (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0922811431
• ISBN-13: 978-0922811434
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,174,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ, February 14, 2008

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A. Butler "adamdouze" (Santa Cruz, California- USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hour of the Furnaces (Paperback)

I found this book to be deeply moving in a life changing way. This book gives voice to all those lost under the terror of war and suppression. It's beautiful.

2 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Book of Historical FICTION, October 8, 2000

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Amy Blackerby (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hour of the Furnaces (Paperback)

While the language in this book of poetry may be eloquent and well-written, I do not agree with how Golden attempts to tell the story of the martyrs and peasants who were killed in the civil wars of Central America in the 1980s. This is a book which is believed by many to be a work of historical accuracy. This book is not, however, historical by any means. Golden has written a book which is pure propaganda and which attempts to appeal to the emotions of its readers. Golden pretends that she herself is a martyr and writes the poems from many different perspectives. While this is a very creative literary element, I hardly find it to be a wise thing to do in a book with such a political nature. Politics and poetry should not be mixed and I encourage all who read this book to heed my advice - Do not believe everything which you read in print.