Argentina dirty war is one of the darkest episodes of the 20th century Latin America. It hurts to read about the cruelty of humans against other fellow humans, entrenched by political ambitions and abuse of power.
Rodolfo Walsh´s Last Case by Elsa Drucaroff, translated into English by Slava Faybysh and published by Corylus Books combines the Argentinian literary tradition of storytelling with nonfiction episodes set during the years of the dictatorship.
Rodolfo Walsh is considered the founders of investigative journalism in Argentina, and was killed in 1977 by armed members of a group later denounced as committed crimes against humanity during the mandate of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. One of his daughters, Victoria, was killed by the military junta, and Walsh wrote Letter to my Friends denouncing the crime. Walsh wore many hats, among others being also the intelligence coordinator of a resistance group Montoneros, and being politically active in various organizations.
Rodolfo Walsh´s Last Case imagines the latest and maybe the most important investigation of the journalist in a gripping, highly emotional and intelligent last operation. The author, a bestseller writer of fiction and nonfiction, is elegantly walking on the fine line between fiction and history, using the information for nurturing the work of imagination, creating a suspenseful political novel.
I love the suspenseful alert pace but also the precision of the story. Most probably would love to have a look into the original version as well, curious by nature by the original choice of words.
For lovers of political novels, this is a perfect reading choice. I am grateful for being offered the chance to discover this episode of Argentinian history, a country I am very interested about from both literary and nonfiction reasons.
Rating: 5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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