The Armies

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The Armies
- Used Book in Good Condition
An elderly retired teacher is caught up in drug wars which slowly destroy his small town.
Ismail, the profesor, is a retired teacher in a small Colombian town where he passes the days pretending to pick oranges while spying on his neighbor Geraldina as she lies naked in the shade of a ceiba tree on a red floral quilt. The garden burns with sunlight; the macaws laugh sweetly. Otilia, Ismail's wife, is ashamed of his peeping and suggests that he pay a visit to Father Albornoz. Instead, Ismail wanders the town visiting old friends, plagued by a tangle of secret memories: Where have I existed these years? I answer myself: up on the wall, peering over. When the armies slowly arrive, the profesor's reveries are gradually taken over by a living hell. His wife disappears and he must find her. We learn that not only gentle, grassy hillsides surround San JosÃ© but landmines and coca fields. The reader is soon engulfed by the violence of Rosero's narrative that is touched not only with a deep sadness, but an extraordinary tenderness.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0811218643
ReleaseDate 2009-09-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811218641

Country	USA
Brand	New Directions
Manufacturer	New Directions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0811218643
ReleaseDate	2009-09-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780811218641

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