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Paperback. Condition: Good. Praise for No Happy Ending. The real enchantment of Mr. Taibo's storytelling art lies in the 'wild and melancholy' tango of life he sees everywhere. -New York Times review of Some Clouds This existential tale shows off Taibo's ruminative and melancholy detective at his rawest and most surprising. -Publishers Weekly First, Dectective Hector Belascoaran Shayne discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, and propped up on the toilet in his office. Shortly thereafter, he receives a threatening letter and a snapshot of another murdered corpse. As Hector investigates the killings, he discovers that both share a connection to a dead stuntman named Zorak who apparently perished while training a government-backed paramilitary group. Once again, the one-eyed anarchist detective finds himself up against the very institutions that persecute the downtrodden and oppress the masses. In typical Taibo fashion, Hector appears destined to lose. Paco Ignacio Taibo I has lived in Mexico City since 1958 when his family fled from Spain to escape the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Considered the founder of the neopolitical genre in Latin America, his novels featuring Mexican private investigator Hector Belascoaran Shayne are among his most popular works.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. '68 es una agarradora narraci n en primera persona hecha por uno de los mas distinguidos y prolificos escritores mexicanos de todos los tiempos, acerca de la masacre estudiantil de Tlatelolco llevada a cabo en Ciudad de Mexico en 1968. El prop sito de Paco Ignacio Taibo II es el de recuperar, a traves de su memoria y de las notas que el mismo tom durante aquellos dias, la verdad de los hechos ocurridos durante el verano del '68 hasta el terrible 2 de octubre. Por lo menos 200 estudiantes fueron matados a tiros y muchisimos mas fueron los heridos y los detenidos. Luego, los cuerpos de los miertos fueron sacados con camiones, los adoquines fueron lavados y el atroz crimen "desapareci ". Taibo II, con una narraci n que recuerda Tienanmen y Belgrado, describe la gradual formaci n del movimiento que, desde algo fragmentado y falto de direcci n lleg a convertirse en un grupo revolucionario organizado. No se le escapan al autor los detalles horribles: el bengala lanzado para dar la orden de disparar contra la muchedumbre estudiantil; los cuerpos de estudiantes tirados desde los aviones. Hoy dia el recuento oficial de los eventos sigue negando la matanza. A traves de una prosa provocadora, anecd tica y analitica, Taibo II reivindica "un fantasma mexicano mas, de los muchos fantasmas irredentos e insomnes que pueblan nuestras tierras".…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Praise for No Happy Ending. The real enchantment of Mr. Taibo's storytelling art lies in the 'wild and melancholy' tango of life he sees everywhere. -New York Times review of Some Clouds This existential tale shows off Taibo's ruminative and melancholy detective at his rawest and most surprising. -Publishers Weekly First, Dectective Hector Belascoaran Shayne discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, and propped up on the toilet in his office. Shortly thereafter, he receives a threatening letter and a snapshot of another murdered corpse. As Hector investigates the killings, he discovers that both share a connection to a dead stuntman named Zorak who apparently perished while training a government-backed paramilitary group. Once again, the one-eyed anarchist detective finds himself up against the very institutions that persecute the downtrodden and oppress the masses. In typical Taibo fashion, Hector appears destined to lose. Paco Ignacio Taibo I has lived in Mexico City since 1958 when his family fled from Spain to escape the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Considered the founder of the neopolitical genre in Latin America, his novels featuring Mexican private investigator Hector Belascoaran Shayne are among his most popular works.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Praise for No Happy Ending. The real enchantment of Mr. Taibo's storytelling art lies in the 'wild and melancholy' tango of life he sees everywhere. -New York Times review of Some Clouds This existential tale shows off Taibo's ruminative and melancholy detective at his rawest and most surprising. -Publishers Weekly First, Dectective Hector Belascoaran Shayne discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, and propped up on the toilet in his office. Shortly thereafter, he receives a threatening letter and a snapshot of another murdered corpse. As Hector investigates the killings, he discovers that both share a connection to a dead stuntman named Zorak who apparently perished while training a government-backed paramilitary group. Once again, the one-eyed anarchist detective finds himself up against the very institutions that persecute the downtrodden and oppress the masses. In typical Taibo fashion, Hector appears destined to lose. Paco Ignacio Taibo I has lived in Mexico City since 1958 when his family fled from Spain to escape the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Considered the founder of the neopolitical genre in Latin America, his novels featuring Mexican private investigator Hector Belascoaran Shayne are among his most popular works.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Praise for No Happy Ending. The real enchantment of Mr. Taibo's storytelling art lies in the 'wild and melancholy' tango of life he sees everywhere. -New York Times review of Some Clouds This existential tale shows off Taibo's ruminative and melancholy detective at his rawest and most surprising. -Publishers Weekly First, Dectective Hector Belascoaran Shayne discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, and propped up on the toilet in his office. Shortly thereafter, he receives a threatening letter and a snapshot of another murdered corpse. As Hector investigates the killings, he discovers that both share a connection to a dead stuntman named Zorak who apparently perished while training a government-backed paramilitary group. Once again, the one-eyed anarchist detective finds himself up against the very institutions that persecute the downtrodden and oppress the masses. In typical Taibo fashion, Hector appears destined to lose. Paco Ignacio Taibo I has lived in Mexico City since 1958 when his family fled from Spain to escape the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Considered the founder of the neopolitical genre in Latin America, his novels featuring Mexican private investigator Hector Belascoaran Shayne are among his most popular works.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. '68 es una agarradora narraci n en primera persona hecha por uno de los mas distinguidos y prolificos escritores mexicanos de todos los tiempos, acerca de la masacre estudiantil de Tlatelolco llevada a cabo en Ciudad de Mexico en 1968. El prop sito de Paco Ignacio Taibo II es el de recuperar, a traves de su memoria y de las notas que el mismo tom durante aquellos dias, la verdad de los hechos ocurridos durante el verano del '68 hasta el terrible 2 de octubre. Por lo menos 200 estudiantes fueron matados a tiros y muchisimos mas fueron los heridos y los detenidos. Luego, los cuerpos de los miertos fueron sacados con camiones, los adoquines fueron lavados y el atroz crimen "desapareci ". Taibo II, con una narraci n que recuerda Tienanmen y Belgrado, describe la gradual formaci n del movimiento que, desde algo fragmentado y falto de direcci n lleg a convertirse en un grupo revolucionario organizado. No se le escapan al autor los detalles horribles: el bengala lanzado para dar la orden de disparar contra la muchedumbre estudiantil; los cuerpos de estudiantes tirados desde los aviones. Hoy dia el recuento oficial de los eventos sigue negando la matanza. A traves de una prosa provocadora, anecd tica y analitica, Taibo II reivindica "un fantasma mexicano mas, de los muchos fantasmas irredentos e insomnes que pueblan nuestras tierras".…

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