Description
After the Bombs is a coming of age story that holds a mirror up to the modern history of Guatemala—a funhouse mirror of richly inventive and farcical black comedy which provides a better description of life in that country than any history book ever could. It opens with the bombing of Guatemala City in 1954 when the hero, Max, is a small child. In a swiftly moving narrative, Max journeys toward adulthood, searching for his identity, for his father, and along the way, for the real Guatemala and the possibility of a society founded on human decency, after the bombs.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
221 pages
Language
English
Published
Jul 1, 1995
Publisher
Curbstone Press
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
0915306883
ISBN-13
9780915306886