Reviews in August 2008

LatAmRoB, Volume 2, Number 7


Some other hell

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Dirk Kruijt explores what
drove Central America’s
‘guerrilla generation’ to war
through their own words
in a remarkable portrait
of a bloody era
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The Latino cultural revolution

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Francisco Aragón’s anthology of work
by emerging Latino and Latina poets
reveals an assertive appropriation of
the English language
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Low German, high art

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A mesmerising exploration of
sin and redemption among Mennonites by Carlos Reygadas redefines Mexican cinema Continue reading

Crime pays for Padura

A contemplative cop can give us clues about the career of one of Cuba’s most accomplished contemporary writers Continue reading

Where rats go to die

The Colombian writer Evelio Rosero has constructed an eerie netherwold inhabited by those who have been kidnapped or who have disappeared Continue reading

Deflated balls

In the Hands of the Gods would have scored highly in the feelgood league if the directors hadn’t missed some open goals Continue reading

Los caballitos del diablo

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La Antena

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Imitation

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Cidade dos Homens

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