At 9:53 on the morning of July 18; 1994; a suicide bomber drove a Renault Trafic van loaded with explosives into the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina; a Jewish community center in the bustling commercial neighborhood of Once; Buenos Aires. The explosion left eighty-five people dead and over three hundred wounded. Originally published amid widespread controversy; Once@9:53am: Terror en Buenos Aires imagines the two hours before the attack through the popular format of the fotonovela. Part documentary; part fiction; this vivid retelling of Argentina’s deadliest bombing depicts a vibrant; complex urban community in the hours before its identity was forever changed. This expanded English edition includes a new essay by Ilan Stavans detailing the aftermath of the attack and the faulty investigations that have yet to yield any arrests or reach resolution. A unique and powerful visual experience; Once@9:53am is both a commemoration of an atrocity that shifted Latin American Jewish identity in innumerable ways and an ingenious use of a popular format to explore the dangerous intersection of politics and religion in Latin America.
#5489642 in Books 2005-04-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .34 x 6.00l; .45 #File Name: 0271025972128 pages
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