Bibliograph

Torn from the world, a guerrilla's escape from a secret prison in Mexico, John Gibler

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Label

Torn from the world, a guerrilla's escape from a secret prison in Mexico, John Gibler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Torn from the world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1007752758

Responsibility statement

John Gibler

Series statement

Open media series

Sub title

a guerrilla's escape from a secret prison in Mexico

Summary

"Andrés Tzompaxtle Tecpile was torn from the world. Abducted off the street, blindfolded and beaten, he was brought to a Mexican military facility and "disappeared." Tzompaxtle, a young indigenous man and member of an insurgent guerrilla movement, was subjected to months of interrogation and torture as the military tried to extract information from him. In an effort to buy time to protect his family and comrades, and to keep himself alive, he lead his captors on fruitless journeys to abandoned safe-houses and false rendezvous locations for four months. Finally, faced with imminent execution, he decided to make what he thought was a suicidal attempt at escape; when he miraculously survived, he was able to return underground. Gleaned from years of clandestine interviews, Tzompaxtle's story offers a rare glimpse into chronic injustice, underground resistance movements, and the practice of forced disappearance and torture in contemporary Mexico" --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The journalists -- The news reports -- They tear you from the world -- The silences -- The interview -- A piece of being -- Writing and violence -- The social worker and the lawyer -- An incredible escape -- The brothers -- Tzompaxtle and Nube -- The disappeared

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