When Rains Became Floods
Author | : Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2017-08-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780822371441 |
ISBN-13 | : 0822371448 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis When Rains Became Floods by : Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez
Download or read book When Rains Became Floods written by Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rains Became Floods is the gripping autobiography of Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez, who as a child soldier fought for both the Peruvian guerrilla insurgency Shining Path and the Peruvian military. After escaping the conflict, he became a Franciscan priest and is now an anthropologist. Gavilán Sánchez's words mark otherwise forgotten acts of brutality and kindness, moments of misery and despair as well as solidarity and love.