La noche de Tlatelolco (Paperback)

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No bastaba una sola voz, por dolida y sincera que fuese, para dar el sonido, la significacion, la dimension misma de los tragicos dias vividos por muchos mexicanos en octubre de 1968. Elena Poniatowska se dedico, pues, a oir las multiples voces de los protagonistas -indiferentes, solidarias, quejumbrosas o airadas- y compuso este enorme testimonio colectivo, que, a la manera de un coro plural, da la relacion de los hechos. Desde cualquier punto de vista o posicion que adopte ante lo sucedido en esos dias, el lector sentira que esta obra de algun modo le concierne y lo reclama. Estudiantes, obreros, padres y madres de familia, profesores, empleados, soldados y hombres de Estado, en fin, diversos componentes de la sociedad mexicana, aportan su modo de ver, sentir y considerar los acontecimientos. No se trata de emitir un juicio general, sino de recoger la experiencia misma y su reflejo en la memoria de muchos. Los testimonios fueron fielmente transcritos: las palabras vibran en la pagina con su textura y su tono oral. Este es un libro que sera oido mas que leido. Un libro que no podemos dejar de oir. 11a edicion corregida. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Giron Books; Spanish edition (September 1999)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 9684112203
• ISBN-13: 978-9684112209
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,087,172 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killing of student protesters in Mexico, 1968, July 8, 1998

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La noche de Tlatelolco is a book completely based on actual facts, concerning the mexican student massacre of 1968, days before the olympiad. A book mostly composed by quotes of people who were actually there and survived the attack of the government's armed forces (military and police departments). Poniatowska gathered all of these statements over a period of several years, finally resulting in this book, a literary piece depicting an event which is hardly forgiven or forgotten by the mexican people.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thought-provoking account of the Tlatelolco massacre, July 8, 1998

By A Customer

Elena Poniatowska re-creates and recollects in this book the events leading up to, during, and after the massacre of civilians in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Mexico City, in October 1968. Divided into three parts, Poniatowska's book provides a fascinating insight into the general mood in Mexico City at the time. The author conducts a range of interviews with the students involved in the demonstrations and with their families and friends both before and after the event. Their voices are heard in the form of stories which tell the tale of Tlatelolco. Doctors, nurses, residents of the Plaza where the killing took place, servicemen and soldiers, all bear witness to an event which has up until recently, been obscured in Mexican history books. A compelling read.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The voices speak for themselves, October 31, 2002

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This book is incredibly moving. Because it's a compilation of quotations from various participants and observers it takes on the quality of a film or poetry. The reader is not scarred by the writer's bias. The book puts forth a collective emotion that comes directly from those interviewed. As to the truth of the facts, I don't know, perceptions vary, but I highly recommend this book.