The Tattoed Soldier by Hector Tobar
Antonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink. In a park near Antonio's apartment, Guillermo Longoria extends his arm and reveals a sinister tattoo--yellow pelt, black spots, red mouth. It is the sign of the death squad, the Jaguar Battalion of the Guatemalan army.
This chance encounter between Antonio and his family's killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men. Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazones--the great burning of the Los Angeles riots. A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city, The Tattooed Soldier is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter H ctor Tobar's mesmerizing exploration of violence and the marks it leaves upon us.
The Barbarian Nursery, Translation Nation, and The Tattooed Soldier are among his works. He is a native of Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and three children as the son of Guatemalan immigrants.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140288612 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140288619 |
| Title | The Tattoed Soldier |
| Author | Hector Tobar |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-07-27 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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