Throwing Stones at the Moon

Throwing Stones at the Moon
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Publisher : Haymarket Books
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9781642595512
ISBN-13 : 1642595519
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Book Synopsis Throwing Stones at the Moon by : Sibylla Brodzinsky

Download or read book Throwing Stones at the Moon written by Sibylla Brodzinsky and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1964, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country’s own military. Civilians in Colombia face a range of abuses from all sides, including killings, disappearances and rape—and more than four million have been forced to flee their homes. The oral histories in Throwing Stones at the Moon describe the most widespread of Colombia’s human rights crises: forced displacement. Speakers recount life before displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their struggle to rebuild their lives. NARRATORS INCLUDE: MARIA VICTORIA, whose fight against corruption as a hospital union leader led to a brutal attempt on her life. In 2009, assassins tracked her to her home and stabbed her seven times in the face and chest. Since the attack, Julia has undergone eight facial reconstructive surgeries, and continues to live in hiding. DANNY, who at eighteen joined a right-wing paramilitary’s training camp. Initially lured by the promise of quick money, Danny soon realized his mistake and escaped to Ecuador. He describes his harrowing escape and his struggle to survive as a refugee with two young children to support.


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