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Chargement... Voices from Silencepar Douglas Unger
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"Voices from Silence is about an Argentinian family as viewed by an American journalist, Diego, once an exchange-student friend of its three sons. He returns to Buenos Aires when the political trial concerning the "disappearance" of one of the sons, Miguel Benevento, is about to take place. Along with Miguel, another son, Alejo, had vanished during the 1970s when tens of thousands of such disappearances occurred. Diego sets about probing the truth of those years of terror." "For the grieving Papa and Mama Benevento, everything they had truly cared about was taken from them with the loss of Miguel and Alejo. Worst of all, they are putting their own lives at risk as their quest for the public disclosure of political crimes uncovers the treachery of friends, neighbors, and perhaps their own family."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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In high school Diego was a foreign exchange student to the Benevento family, a family composed of Papa (Martin), Mama, and three sons, Martin Secundo, Alejo, and Miguelito. Papa was a lawyer and the family was wealthy. After Diego returns to the U. S., Juan Peron dies, his wife Isabel rises to power, but because she is apparently the victim of a severe mental breakdown she is put under house arrest by the military which takes power of the country. The military runs rampant and there was severe oppressions visited on the entire country. Many thousands are imprisoned, tortured, and ultimately murdered. Sometimes the bodies of those kidnapped by the military are dumped by the roads or in the river. Most often they are never seen again. There were over 20,000 who disappear.
In 1985 Diego and his wife (Betty Ann) arrive in Argentina to discover that Alejo is one of the disappeared. Miguelito's body was recovered with six bullet holes. Martin Secundo was spared when his parents spirited him out of the country. He has himself just returned with his new wife and baby. Diego and Betty Ann assist the family in preparations for Papa's testimony at the trial of the military generals who are deemed to be the most culpable. Though the current goverment is democratic, the military still has great power and is continuing to harass and terrorize the citizenry seeking to bring them to justice, including the Benevento family. The events surrounding Alejo's disappearance and Miguelito's death are slowly revealed while the reader gets a real sense of the chaotic conditions of the country.
I enjoyed the book and it definitely added to my knowledge of the problems in Argentina, but I'll need more to give me a full knowledge of the complexities of this country. ( )