The Tattooed Soldier: A Novel by H?ctor Tobar (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Tattooed Soldier by Héctor Tobar Originally published: Harrison, N.Y.: Delphinium Books, c1998. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Antonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink. In a park near Antonios apartment, Guillermo Longoria extends his arm and reveals a sinister tattoo--yellow pelt, black spots, red mouth. It is the sign of the death squad, the Jaguar Battalion of the Guatemalan army. This chance encounter between Antonio and his familys killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men. Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazones--"the great burning" of the Los Angeles riots. A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city, The Tattooed Soldier is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Héctor Tobars mesmerizing exploration of violence and the marks it leaves upon us. Author Biography Héctor Tobar is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a novelist. He is the author of The Barbarian Nurseries, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book, Translation Nation, and Deep Down Dark, now the major motion picture The 33. The son of Guatemalan immigrants, he is a native of the city of Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and three children. Review "Tobar succeeds in bringing into focus both the civil turmoil that racks Guatemala and the inner turmoil that can consume people anywhere." --People "Suspenseful...Tobar has a fine storytellers instinct and moves his characters towards the climax with the skill of a chess master." --Los Angeles Times "[The Tattooed Soldier] casts a subtle light on the Third World terror which lies behind the faces of people on the pavements and in the parks of Los Angeles....Dazzling." --Thomas Keneally "Héctor Tobars accomplished first novel affords a perspective that is overdue and urgently needed in North American literature--an insiders vision of L.A. as a Third World city. The Tattooed Soldier is a riveting book that manages to be at once politically informed and at the same time a psychologically astute study of that most elemental of stories: revenge." --Stuart Dybek Review Quote "Tobar succeeds in bringing into focus both the civil turmoil that racks Guatemala and the inner turmoil that can consume people anywhere."- People "Suspenseful...Tobar has a fine storytellers instinct and moves his characters towards the climax with the skill of a chess master."- Los Angeles Times "[ The Tattooed Soldier ] casts a subtle light on the Third World terror which lies behind the faces of people on the pavements and in the parks of Los Angeles....Dazzling."-Thomas Keneally "H Excerpt from Book 1. ON CROWN HILL Details ISBN1250055857 Short Title TATTOOED SOLDIER Language English ISBN-10 1250055857 ISBN-13 9781250055859 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 813.54 Residence Los Angeles, CA, US Birth 1963 Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-10-07 Subtitle A Novel Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2014-10-07 NZ Release Date 2014-10-07 US Release Date 2014-10-07 UK Release Date 2014-10-07 Pages 320 Audience General Publisher St Martins Press Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Author Héctor Tobar We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:92711341;

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