Useful Fools
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005Q684EW |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her groundbreaking novel is disturbing and complex, not only because it is told from alternating viewpoints but also because the politics and savage brutality change its characters profoundly. Rosa helps out there, and she and Alonso fall in love. The police are just as brutal as the guerillas; they are experts at murder, torture, and rape. Can he prove himself and kill? Should he? Will his love for Rosa survive? The Romeo and Juliet love story will grab some readers; others will be drawn to the haunting, intense issues of politics and justice and the character of a loving teen so desperate that he joins murderous rebels. Alonso, 15, is a poor cholos, a citified Indian who lives in a shantyto
. She now lives in Virginia. Schmidt was a correspondent for the London Times, ABC News, and the Washington Post during the Communist insurrection in Peru. A. C. This is her first novel
Alonso, a dirt-poor teenager living in Peru, helps out at the public health clinic his mother, Magdalena, opened, so that he can see Rosa, the beautiful and wealthy daughter of the clinic’s doctor. Left with no hope, Alonso might be seduced into becoming a guerrilla in the same organization that killed his mother. Schmidt tells the story of how love can find its way through poverty and war.. A. Alonso and Rosa are both shattered when Magdalena is assassinated by a revolutionary terrorist organization. In this comingof- age novel, C. Rosa becomes disgusted with her father’s complacency and leaves wealth and safety behind to somehow help what is left of Alonso’s family
in the end, it's all about love It says this is a book for teenagers, but I think that does not give full justice to this very strong story. Against the background of a torn up Peru, the author pictures a wide array of convincing political and personal dilemmas. The "Romeo and Julia" love of the main persons is not supposed to be - too different classes. Parents really love their children, and they really try, nevertheless, they fail - and unde