Requiem Por un Pais Perdido / Requiem for a Country in Agony
Requiem Por un Pais Perdido / Requiem for a Country in Agony
Tomás Eloy Martínez
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In this book of previously published articles from newspapers we see two Argentinas. The first one two decades ago, a country sick of wars, dictatorships, and corruption celebrated the return of democracy. The candidate who prevailed portrayed hope and optimism in his campaign speeches; the illusions and hopes for the future grew strong. Twenty years later, we see a completely different Argentina; a country with long lines at consulates' doors, one where too many have lost so much sleep trying to survive that they have forgotten to live.
In this book of previously published articles from newspapers we see two Argentinas. The first one two decades ago, a country sick of wars, dictatorships, and corruption celebrated the return of democracy. The candidate who prevailed portrayed hope and optimism in his campaign speeches; the illusions and hopes for the future grew strong. Twenty years later, we see a completely different Argentina; a country with long lines at consulates' doors, one where too many have lost so much sleep trying to survive that they have forgotten to live.
Tomás Eloy Martínez
Martínez obtained a degree in Spanish and Latin American literature from the University of Tucumán, and an MA at the University of Paris. From 1957 to 1961 he was a film critic in Buenos Aires for the...
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