Reviews in September 2008

LatAmRoB, Volume 2, Number 8


The writing on the wall

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Isabel O’Toole puts down her spray can to marvel at murals that scream
¡Viva Artgentina!

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A book to stop a bullet

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You may need to take Richard Grant’s Bandit Roads with you if you venture into Mexico’s lawless Sierra Madre Continue reading

Rags to riches without the realpolitik

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The Brazilian president’s life
may read like a film script,
but Richard Bourne’s biography
of him is no cinematic
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Rabbit punch

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Bruising performances in this candid portrayal of official corruption in Mexico raise Conejo en la luna above its technical limitations Continue reading

Ostinato without the repetition

The poet and writer Javier Payeras gives a hoarse, urban voice to the edgy post-war youth of Guatemala City Continue reading

Spirited away

The story of Christianity in Latin America is no longer a footnote to that of the religion’s evolution in other regions of the world Continue reading

Inevitability postponed

Mario Benedetti’s La Tregua stands the test of time because of the way in which it holds out the promise of hope through love and transgression Continue reading

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez

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The Art of Being In-between

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The Uncomfortable Dead

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Comandante

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