Driven by his desire to forget a turbulent relationship with one of his students, professor Pedro Zabalaga sets out to uncover the mysterious death of his father in his native Bolivia. Pedro's father, a heroic leader against the Bolivian dictatorship, disappeared at the heart of an intricate political environment, where it is not easy to differentiate the traitor from the betrayed and where Pedro begins to question his own identity. In his search to unveil the truth surrounding his missing father, Pedro will be submerged in a world of unsavory characters and complex stories of political treason and love's betrayal.
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In his fifth novel, Paz Sold n, an acclaimed writer and Latin American literature professor at Cornell University (see "Dreaming a New American Literature," Cr!ticas, Summer 2001), has created a story in which politics, technology, and passion converge to confuse and frustrate the protagonist's quest for reality. Pedro returns to his native R!o Fugitivo, a fictitious city in Bolivia, to investigate the death of his father, a leftist leader killed years before under that country's dictatorship. Pedro is also fleeing from an illicit relationship with one of his students at a U.S. university. His quest proves difficult, however, as he cannot decipher the leads to his father's killing and discovers that distance does not heal a lover's heart. The novel gives a solid sense of Pedro's dual existence as a Bolivian with a past in his native country and a life in the United States. Paz Sold n emphasizes Pedro's inability to find the truth about his father despite the many sources of information available to him, ranging from an actual manuscript left by the revolutionary leader to various high-tech resources. Throughout this captivating, well-written thriller, readers will find themselves as powerless and defenseless as the protagonist is to remove the many layers that disguise reality. Recommended for all libraries and bookstores. Irene Perez, Jersey City, NJ
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: La materia del deseo (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
¿Habrá alguna especie de genio maligno que fuerza a los escritores latinoamericanos a escribir novelas densas, auto-compadecientes y pretensiosas, en las que pasa todo y nada, de final abierto, introspección constante, superficial e insoportable, etc?
Si hay tal genio, lamentablemente actuó a pleno con el señor Paz Soldán. La cereza del helado: un 20% de los diálogos tiene inserciones en inglés, sin traducir, lo cual, más que novedoso, polémico o clasista, es esnob e irritativo. La próxima vez, Señor Soldán, cuénteme una historia. No trate de hacer un tratado sobre política boliviana contemporánea, psicología, análisis literiario, aculturación y la mar en coche todo en un mismo libro.
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The best of the new crop,
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This review is from: La materia del deseo (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
The reader in search of intelligent fiction will not be disappointed here. This novel touches your heart and teases your mind.
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Many words for the father, so few for Ashley,
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This review is from: La materia del deseo (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
This book is good. But the search of Pedro by the truth on his father makes somewhat tedious to read. Nevertheless their sentimental problems with Ashley and Carolina, allow you to follow with the curiosity necessary to finish the book.
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