Memory Tracks: Fragments from Prison (1975-1980)Schoolteacher Margarita Drago reflects on her five years as a political prisoner during Argentina¿s military dictatorship of the 1970s. These reflections, written in fragments that focus on one mood, one friend, one act of protest, cohere into a powerful, haunting narrative. More than just a work of remembrance; Memory Tracks is an act of defiance against those who would keep this history secret, and a song to the strength of the human spirit. |
Contents
Notes to Explain Imprisonment and My Memoirs | 11 |
In Spite of the Fear | 27 |
October 24 1975 | 33 |
The Reunion | 39 |
Clandestine Press | 46 |
Counting by Fifteen | 53 |
The Alcaidía Womens Prison of Rosario | 60 |
The Mind Plays Tricks | 68 |
Interrogation | 93 |
Like Sisters | 99 |
Homage | 141 |
Rosa Alcatrás | 148 |
A Song for Paco Bauducco | 156 |
The Letter | 165 |
Learned in Prison | 177 |
About the Author 183 | |
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