Mountain that Eats Men (eBook)

Ander Izagirre (Autor)

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2019
240 Seiten
Zed Books (Verlag)
978-1-78699-458-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The haunting story of Cerro Rico, a centuries old mining mountain on the verge of collapse.

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From the 16th century, the mines of Potos , perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire. During those years immense wealth allowed the city to grow larger than London at the time and the mountain was quickly given the epithet Cerro Rico the 'rich mountain'. But today, Potos 's inhabitants are some of the poorest in South America while the mountain itself has been so greedily plundered that its summit is on the verge of collapsing. So many people have died in the mines that the Cerro Rico is now called the 'mountain that eats men'.In this captivating, moving tale of harrowing bravery and wistful beauty Ander Izagirre tells the story of the mountain and those who risk their lives in its shadow through the eyes of Alicia a 14-year-old girl working in the dark, dangerous mines to support her family. Through her eyes we can come to know the story of postcolonial Bolivia.

Autor

lt;p>Ander Izagirre is a Spanish author, journalist and travel writer whose writing has appeared in National Geographic and Lonely Planet, as well as El País, El Correo and other publications. He has written extensively on Latin American issues, and was awarded the European Press Prize 2015 for his reports on war crimes in Colombia.

Tim Gutteridge is a Scottish translator and editor, based in Cadiz, Andalusia, where he lives with his partner and their two children. He specializes in academic and literary translation, and his recent work includes The Swallow¸ a stage play by Catalan dramatist Guillem Clua. @TimG_translator

Inhalt

• 1. In the Land of Fabulous Treasures
• 2. The Princess and the Baron
• 3. The Powder Keg
• 4. The Dumping Ground
• 5. The Devil

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2019
• Übersetzer: Tim Gutteridge
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
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• Schlagworte: Altitude • bloivian community • Bolivia • bolivia culture • bolivia map • bolivian history • bolivian life • bolivian people • Cerro Rico • history of bolivia • Journalism • La Paz • Latin America • mines • Mining • Mountain • olivian • Postcolonial • Postcolonialism • Potosi • Reportage • South America • Spanish Empire • Stories • Sucre • Travel • Village • visit potosi
• ISBN-10: 1-78699-458-5 / 1786994585
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78699-458-5 / 9781786994585