Testimony: Death of a Guatemalan VillageTESTIMONY: DEATH OF A GUATEMALAN VILLAGE is an eyewitness account by a Guatemalan primary school teacher detailing one instance of violent conflict between the indigenous Maya people and the army. An accidental clash between the village's "civil patrol" and a Guatemalan army troop leads to the execution or imprisonment of many villagers. Written in clear, direct prose, this account reads like an adventure story while conveying an historical reality. |
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... Roque Dalton , trans . by Richard Schaaf . Dalton has become a heroic figure throughout Central America and beyond . Born in 1935 in El Salvador , he was assassinated in 1975 by a rival paction of the People's Revolutionary Army ...
... Roque Dalton , trans . by Richard Schaaf . Dalton has become a heroic figure throughout Central America and beyond . Born in 1935 in El Salvador , he was assassinated in 1975 by a rival paction of the People's Revolutionary Army ...
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... Roque Dalton , trans . by Richard Schaaf and Kathleen Ross . Preface by Margaret Randall . Introduction by Manlio Argueta . This Latin America classic is the testimony , as recorded by Roque Dalton , of a shoemaker , trade unionist and ...
... Roque Dalton , trans . by Richard Schaaf and Kathleen Ross . Preface by Margaret Randall . Introduction by Manlio Argueta . This Latin America classic is the testimony , as recorded by Roque Dalton , of a shoemaker , trade unionist and ...
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