Tunnel to Canto Grande: The Story of the Most Daring Prison Escape in Latin American History - Softcover

Claribel Alegria; Darwin J. Flakoll

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880684349 ISBN 13: 9781880684344

Publisher: Curbstone Books, 1996

Synopsis

Tunnel to Canto Grande tells the dramatic story of how the Peruvian Tupac Amuru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) tunneled into an "escape proof" penitentiary, Canto Grande, to free forty-eight political prisoners on July 9, 1990. The prisoners escaped through the tunnel without a single casualty and eluded the authorities.
Because of their world-wide reputation as writers of testimony, the authors, Alegria and Flakoll, were invited by MRTA leaders to write the exclusive story of the escape. At no small risk to their own safety, they spent a week in the most hunted-for safehouse in Lima, Peru, interviewing the participants in the project and the escapees. The resulting narrative is filled with suspense, drama and humor.

About this title

About the Author:

Claribel Alegrķa has long been a revered voice for the struggle for self-determination in Central America, especially in her homeland, El Salvador. With nine books of poetry and prose available in English and numerous books in Spanish, she recently celebrated the 50th year since her first book publication. She was featured on Bill Moyers' "Language of Life: A Festival of Poets" program.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

About this edition

• Publisher: Curbstone Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1880684349
• ISBN 13: 9781880684344
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 193