Description
Details the story of a group of engaging and courageous young people known as Los Intocables and their fight for justice, in an account of the murder of Guatemalan bishop Juan Gerardi, the country's leading human rights activist.
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Publication
London : Atlantic, 2010.
Pages
416
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LibraryThing member nmele
This book details the murder of Bishop Gerardi, a Guatemalan prelate killed in 1998, and the investigation into it as well as the trials resulting from the investigation. It offers the killing of Bishop Gerardi as a paradigmatic politically motivated murder, an extrajudicial execution as ordered
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and carried out by the Guatemalan military with at least the acquiescence of the highest civilian authorities. It is an engrossing read, and one which illuminates much of violence in Central America, past and present. Show Less
LibraryThing member shannonkearns
a fascinating book about the murder of a bishop in guatemala. this book recounts all of the details surrounding the case and trial. the only disappointing thing is that it still leaves a lot of questions unanswered, and i think there are elements of the case that are still ongoing and people that
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still need to be brought to trial. i hope there's a follow up. Show Less
LibraryThing member deckla
This is a well-written but horrifying book about trying to find who killed Bishop Gerardi in 1998 in Guatemala, upon his publishing of a human rights report naming military and government figures. Six years of investigation reveal Guatemala as an upside down country with skullduggery, bribery,
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murder, corruption, torture and more at the hands of the civilian government, the military government (in control) and ordinary criminal gangs. The climate of lies, spies, dissembling, contradiction, collusion, half-truth and revenge creates a miasma of a society that feels like hell. Sudden exiles out of the country for safety are common. By supporting the right-wing military, the U.S. contributed to the destabilization of the country, from which it still has not recovered. This is an extreme example of where our country is headed under Trump. Show Less
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Awards
Crime Writers' Association Awards (Shortlist — 2008)
The Economist Best Books (2007.18)
Warwick Prize for Writing (Shortlist — 2009)
TR Fyvel Book Award (2008)
The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (Nonfiction — 2007)
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (Non-fiction — 2007)
Original publication date
2007