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Something fierce : memoirs of a revolutionary daughter / Carmen Aguirre.

Summary:

This dramatic, darkly funny narrative, which covers the eventful decade from 1979 to 1989, takes the reader inside war-ridden Peru, dictatorship-run Bolivia, post-Malvinas Argentina and Pinochet's Chile. "Something Fierce" is a gripping story of love, war and resistance and a rare first-hand account of revolutionary life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781553654629 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 9781771000369 (trade pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1553654625 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: 277 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Jan 12
Target Audience Note:
All Ages.
Awards Note:
Canada Reads 2012
Finalist 2012 BC Book Prize - Non-Fiction
Subject: Aguirre, Carmen, 1967-
Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (Chile)
Women revolutionaries > Chile > Biography.
Canada Reads.
Chile > History > 1973-1988.
South America > History > 20th century.
Topic Heading: Canada Reads 2012

Available copies

  • 29 of 29 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 29 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library 983.06 Agui (Text) 33294001795855 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: This dramatic, darkly funny narrative, which covers the eventful decade from 1979 to 1989, takes the reader inside war-ridden Peru, dictatorship-run Bolivia, post-Malvinas Argentina and Pinochet's Chile. "Something Fierce" is a gripping story of love, war and resistance and a rare first-hand account of revolutionary life.

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