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After the Bombs

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After the Bombs is a coming of age story that holds a mirror up to the modern history of Guatemala—a funhouse mirror of richly inventive and farcical black comedy which provides a better description of life in that country than any history book ever could. It opens with the bombing of Guatemala City in 1954 when the hero, Max, is a small child. In a swiftly moving narrative, Max journeys toward adulthood, searching for his identity, for his father, and along the way, for the real Guatemala and the possibility of a society founded on human decency, after the bombs.

Language: English

Pages: 221

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Curbstone Books

Release: July 01, 1995

ISBN: 0915306891

ISBN 13: 9780915306893

After the Bombs

3.9/5 ( ratings)

After the Bombs is a coming of age story that holds a mirror up to the modern history of Guatemala—a funhouse mirror of richly inventive and farcical black comedy which provides a better description of life in that country than any history book ever could. It opens with the bombing of Guatemala City in 1954 when the hero, Max, is a small child. In a swiftly moving narrative, Max journeys toward adulthood, searching for his identity, for his father, and along the way, for the real Guatemala and the possibility of a society founded on human decency, after the bombs.

Language: English

Pages: 221

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Curbstone Books

Release: July 01, 1995

ISBN: 0915306891

ISBN 13: 9780915306893

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