Just Passing Through
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0938317474 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 170 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Martin's) and '68 (Seven Stories Press.). He participated in the Student Rebellion that led to the infamous Massacre of 1968 Besides his novels, he is known for non-fiction books, most importantly his books including Guevara, Also Known as Che (St. Paco Ignacio Taibo II is most well known for his mystery series with Hector Balascorán Shayne
Casting himself in a tale set 29 years before he was born, Taibo chronicles his present-day research and depicts a range of first person characters (some of them real figures) who engage with the elusive anarchist. Taibo's affectionate account of working-class culture in a phase of heroic struggle is a perfect little jeu d'esprit."-Publisher's Weekly"…a hilariously funny novel that satirizes every possible aspect of the politics and social fabric of 20th-century Mexico. Then again, mainstream may be the wrong word-in the latter two titles, as in this, Taibo plays with the definitions of novel, history, poli
In 1921, he is arrested with an American Communist, Richard Francis Phillips, and deported to Guatemala. But soon San Vicente makes his way to Mexico City, where he falls in with the CGT, an opposition labor union. Narrowly escaping an assassination attempt (the would-be assassin is another first-person Taibo elaboration), he becomes a secretary for the group. Taking Pablo under his wing, he initiates the boy into the mysteries of engine repair and the writings of the revolutionary Bakunin. (Feb.) FYI: This book was originally published in Mexico in 1986 as De Paso. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. in 1920. But San Vicente is soon back in Mexico, where more activism and a final arrest result in his deportation to Spain in 1922, marking his last appearance on the historical record. Taibo's affectionate account of working-class culture in a phase of heroic struggle is a perfect little jeu d'esprit. . Casting himself in a tale set 29
Paco's Postmodern Play Art Taylor I've long admired Paco Ignacio Taibo II's detective fiction, particularly his series featuring Hector Balascoran Shayne (and even more particularly the book Some Clouds, with its existentialist overtones). When a new Taibo comes into translation, I feel a palpable excitement and anticipation; his hard-boiled characters are strikingly human and his Mexican settings are rich with atmosphere and dense with detail. But I'll admit that I've grown to experience some trepidation about Taibo's non-detective fiction. While his experiments with style and structure are often playfully . John R. Lindermuth said Not An Ordinary Novel. This is not an ordinary novel and it's difficult to say what genre it might fit. But, as Taibo himself says in a note, "Just what the hell is a novel?"The novel is a brief "biography" of Sebastian San Vicente, an internationalist labor organizer who was twice deported from Mexico by the Obregon government in the 19"Not An Ordinary Novel" according to John R. Lindermuth. This is not an ordinary novel and it's difficult to say what genre it might fit. But, as Taibo himself says in a note, "Just what the hell is a novel?"The novel is a brief "biography" of Sebastian San Vicente, an internationalist labor organizer who was twice deported from Mexico by the Obregon government in the 1920s. It's an odd mix of fiction, anarchist and radical labor movement history and social commentary in a style combining magic realism as well as telegrams, government reports and narrative from a variety of viewpoints including that of the assumed hero, Sebastian . 0s. It's an odd mix of fiction, anarchist and radical labor movement history and social commentary in a style combining magic realism as well as telegrams, government reports and narrative from a variety of viewpoints including that of the assumed hero, Sebastian