The Silenced - Couverture souple

Fava, Claudio

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 191353829X ISBN 13 : 9781913538293

Editeur : Polaris Publishing Limited, 2021

Synopsis

'A gargantuan, memorable story, a film in the making, ready for global success' - La Repubblica, Italy

'A powerful and heart-breaking story about sacrifice and courage' - Le Monde, France

Argentina,1978. President Jorge Rafael Videla's military dictatorship reigns with an iron fist, regularly kidnapping, torturing and murdering political activists and opponents and their families at secret concentration camps. The country is locked in a spiral of fear and chaos - and are soon to host the World Cup.

As the cacophony of protest against Videla's government rises, his regime's drive to 'disappear' these troublesome elements accelerates before they can embarrass him in front of the world s media.

This is the story of a rugby club that refused to be silenced. When one of their teammates is found dead assassinated the Club La Plata first XV took a minute s silence before their next game. The minute ran to two ... to three ... For ten long minutes they stood in furious silence.

When the junta learned of this protest it wasn t long before another player disappeared. And then another. Over the course of four years, twenty La Plata players were murdered by the regime: gunned down, assassinated, 'disappeared'.

This extraordinary novel is based on interviews with survivors of Argentina s so-called 'dirty war' in the seventies, when tens of thousands of protesters disappeared, many never to be found again. Bold, powerful and heart-breaking, The Silenced is a portrait of astonishing courage and defiance and an examination of the unbreakable bonds forged by a team of rugby players in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

<p>Claudio Fava is a journalist, screenwriter and author. He has reported for various newspapers and television stations for a variety of issues, from war zones to the fight in Sicily to quell the power of the Cosa Nostra, to the difficult peace processes in South America. He lives in Italy.</p>

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polaris Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 191353829X
• ISBN 13: 9781913538293
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible