Daniel Silberman
ASIN: B086VM9CPJ
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 188
Pinochet's military coup in Chile through the eyes of innocent childrenA rising star amongst Chilean authors, Daniel Silberman's "La Manita Muerta" (The Dead Hand) is a compilation of short stories allowing the reader to become acquainted with life under the dictatorship regime in Chile after the military overthrew the elected democratic government of Salvador allende in September 11th, 1973, and the attempt to continue with daily routines despite and in face of all the existential dangers and violations of basic individual rights.The stories, based on true events, evolve around the life of David Silberman, who was a government official and the prominent manager of a mining operation in the north of the country, who was kidnapped by the military's secret police in 1974.Each story stands on its own, yet they are interconnected through a single riveting plot, which is based on the real ...