Pedro and the captain

Name: Pedro and the captain
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Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780932274724

by Unknown Author

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100 pages2009Cadmus EditionsISBN 9780932274724

Spanish drama Drama Drama uruguayo Siglo XX

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"A gripping dialogue between a torturer and his victim, Pedro and the Captain takes place in an interrogation room, where lives are deconstructed by the violent hand of the terrorist state. Torture, the awesome force that mediates the action, never appears directly on the scene; likewise, the repressive state is never named. Benedetti captures the essence of this dehumanizing practice without assigning it precise location or time, which speaks to the universality of the abomination, whether in Uruguay's La Libertad or the USA's Abu Ghraib." "In this compelling story one man begins life as a decent fellow and is converted into a torturer, and another, an ordinary guy with leftist political ideals, rises to the stature of martyr, preferring death over betrayal of his comrades. Benedetti's play unpacks its deep political and psychological insights with intensity, delivering humor amid great sadness, beauty together with wretchedness, and amazing commentaries on the human condition that mark this as a work of great literature."--BOOK JACKET.

Publication Details

Publisher: Cadmus Editions
Published: 2009
Pages: 100
ISBN: 9780932274724

About Unknown Author

Mario Benedetti (Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, 14 de septiembre de 1920-Montevideo, ibíd., 17 de mayo de 2009) fue un escritor uruguayo, integrante de la Generación del 45, y uno de los más reconocidos en la lengua española. Su prolífica producción literaria de más de ochenta libros incluye cuento, novela, poesía, ensayo, canción, teatro y crítica cinematográfica. Algunos de sus libros fueron traducidos a más de veinte idiomas y le otorgaron numerosos premios y reconocimientos. En su testamento dejó creada la Fundación Mario Benedetti para preservar su obra y apoyar la literatura y la lucha por los derechos humanos en Uruguay (en especial el esclarecimiento del paradero de los detenidos desaparecidos de ese país). ---------- Mario Benedetti (Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, September 14, 1920 - Montevideo, ibid., May 17, 2009) was a Uruguayan writer, a member of the Generation of '45, and one of the most renowned in the Spanish language. His prolific literary output of more than eighty books includes short stories, novels, poetry, essays, songs, plays, and film criticism. Some of his books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and he has received numerous awards and recognitions. In his will, he created the Mario Benedetti Foundation to preserve his work and support literature and the fight for human rights in Uruguay (especially the clarification of the whereabouts of the disappeared detainees in that country).