Preso sin Nombre, Celda sin Numero (THE AMERICAS) [Paperback]

Jacobo Timerman (Author), Arthur Miller (Foreword), Ariel Dorfman (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: THE AMERICAS | Publication Date: March 15, 2004

A classic of world literature back in print in a Spanish-language edition.

Wisconsin edition is for sale only in North America.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"At two in the morning of April 15, 1977, twenty armed men in civilian clothes arrested Jacobo Timerman, editor and publisher of a leading Buenos Aires newspaper. Thus began thirty months of imprisonment, torture, and anti-Semitic abuse. . . . Unlike 15,000 other Argentines, ‘the disappeared,’ Timerman was eventually released into exile. His testimony [is] gripping in its human stories, not only of brutality but of courage and love; important because it reminds us how, in our world, the most terrible fantasies may become fact.”—New York Times, Books of the Century

“It ranks with Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem in its examination of the totalitarian mind, the role of anti-Semitism, the silence.”—Eliot Fremont-Smith, Village Voice

“It is impossible to read this proud and piercing account of [Timerman’s] suffering and his battles without wanting to be counted as one of Timerman’s friends.”—Michael Walzer, New York Review of Books

“Timerman was a living reminder that real prophets are irritants and not messengers of reassurance. He told it like it is, whether in Argentina, Israel, Europe, or the United States.”—Arthur Miller

"One of the most poignant testimonies ever written by a political prisoner. . . . A classic of world literature."—Molly Ivins, Texas Observer

Language Notes

Text: Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0299200442
• ISBN-13: 978-0299200442
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Should be on several book lists......, March 21, 2011

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This review is from: Preso sin Nombre, Celda sin Numero (THE AMERICAS) (Paperback)

I read this book when it came out and am planning on getting another copy and reading it again. This book is very detailed without being verbose; it is just like watching a movie. Timerman was one of my first introductions to Argentina and I have been fascinated ever since. Within the book the reader will find a fascinating look at political repression and its consequences. The Spanish edition is great for students with easy to read prose.