The Resource The gringa : a novel, Andrew Altschul
The gringa : a novel, Andrew Altschul
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- Summary
- "Leonora Gelb came to Peru to make a difference. A passionate and idealistic Stanford grad, she left a life of privilege to fight poverty and oppression, but her beliefs are tested when she falls in with violent revolutionaries. While death squads and informants roam the streets and suspicion festers among the comrades, Leonora plans a decisive act of protest - until her capture in a bloody government raid, and a sham trial that sends her to prison for life. Ten years later, Andres - a failed novelist turned expat - is asked to write a magazine profile of "La Leo." As his personal life unravels, he struggles to understand Leonora, to reconstruct her involvement with the militants, and to chronicle Peru's tragic history. At every turn he's confronted by violence and suffering, and by the consequences of his American privilege. Is the real Leonora an activist or a terrorist? Cold-eyed conspirator or naïve puppet? And who is he to decide?"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 421 pages
- Note
- A portion of this novel was originally published in Zyzzyva under the title "They hate us for our freedom"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781612198224
- Label
- The gringa : a novel
- Title
- The gringa
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Altschul
- Subject
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- Women prisoners
- Revolutionaries
- Revolutionaries -- Fiction
- Terrorism
- Terrorism -- Fiction
- trueTerrorists
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- trueWomen prisoners
- Women prisoners -- Fiction
- trueAmerican people in Peru
- trueAmerican people in South America
- Americans
- Americans -- Peru -- Fiction
- trueAmericans in Peru
- trueExpatriates
- Imperialism
- Imperialism -- Fiction
- trueJewish women
- Peru
- truePeru
- Peru -- Fiction
- Political activists
- truePolitical activists
- Political activists -- Fiction
- Privilege (Social psychology)
- Privilege (Social psychology) -- Fiction
- truePurpose in life
- trueRevolutionaries
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Leonora Gelb came to Peru to make a difference. A passionate and idealistic Stanford grad, she left a life of privilege to fight poverty and oppression, but her beliefs are tested when she falls in with violent revolutionaries. While death squads and informants roam the streets and suspicion festers among the comrades, Leonora plans a decisive act of protest - until her capture in a bloody government raid, and a sham trial that sends her to prison for life. Ten years later, Andres - a failed novelist turned expat - is asked to write a magazine profile of "La Leo." As his personal life unravels, he struggles to understand Leonora, to reconstruct her involvement with the militants, and to chronicle Peru's tragic history. At every turn he's confronted by violence and suffering, and by the consequences of his American privilege. Is the real Leonora an activist or a terrorist? Cold-eyed conspirator or naïve puppet? And who is he to decide?"--
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- 10872551
- Cataloging source
- TOH
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Altschul, Andrew Foster
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3601.L858
- LC item number
- G75 2020
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Revolutionaries
- Political activists
- Terrorism
- Women prisoners
- Privilege (Social psychology)
- Americans
- Imperialism
- Peru
- Americans
- Imperialism
- Political activists
- Privilege (Social psychology)
- Revolutionaries
- Terrorism
- Women prisoners
- Peru
- Label
- The gringa : a novel, Andrew Altschul
- Note
- A portion of this novel was originally published in Zyzzyva under the title "They hate us for our freedom"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1138710501
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 421 pages
- Isbn
- 9781612198224
- Lccn
- 2019956590
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1138710501
- Label
- The gringa : a novel, Andrew Altschul
- Note
- A portion of this novel was originally published in Zyzzyva under the title "They hate us for our freedom"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1138710501
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 421 pages
- Isbn
- 9781612198224
- Lccn
- 2019956590
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1138710501
Subject
- Women prisoners
- Revolutionaries
- Revolutionaries -- Fiction
- Terrorism
- Terrorism -- Fiction
- trueTerrorists
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- trueWomen prisoners
- Women prisoners -- Fiction
- trueAmerican people in Peru
- trueAmerican people in South America
- Americans
- Americans -- Peru -- Fiction
- trueAmericans in Peru
- trueExpatriates
- Imperialism
- Imperialism -- Fiction
- trueJewish women
- Peru
- truePeru
- Peru -- Fiction
- Political activists
- truePolitical activists
- Political activists -- Fiction
- Privilege (Social psychology)
- Privilege (Social psychology) -- Fiction
- truePurpose in life
- trueRevolutionaries
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