Thanks, Juliana, for introducing me to this platform. And to the knowledge that there are writers today tackling the theme of activism and activists as characters. I've been translating the work of Alvaro Cunhal (pen name Manuel Tiago) who did exactly that in the context of the Portuguese struggle against fascism. Those 8 books are all available from International Publishers. I'd recommend the latest (and last) in the series, "Until Tomorrow, Comrades," as the most finely etched treatment of a small cadre of Communist organizers and how they live, operate, win (and sometimes lose). Thanks again.
Thanks, Eric! It was good to meet you yesterday. Not least because I now know whom I will be submitting reviews to! Thanks for the recommendation--the book sounds like just the kind of story I'm talking about. BTW, I also am a translator and interpreter (Spanish-English, mostly). That's always been my bread and butter, being only thing out of all my activities--writing, music, anti-colonial anthropology, motherhood, family caregiving, and activism--that capitalism is interested in paying me for ...
Thanks, Juliana, for introducing me to this platform. And to the knowledge that there are writers today tackling the theme of activism and activists as characters. I've been translating the work of Alvaro Cunhal (pen name Manuel Tiago) who did exactly that in the context of the Portuguese struggle against fascism. Those 8 books are all available from International Publishers. I'd recommend the latest (and last) in the series, "Until Tomorrow, Comrades," as the most finely etched treatment of a small cadre of Communist organizers and how they live, operate, win (and sometimes lose). Thanks again.
Thanks, Eric! It was good to meet you yesterday. Not least because I now know whom I will be submitting reviews to! Thanks for the recommendation--the book sounds like just the kind of story I'm talking about. BTW, I also am a translator and interpreter (Spanish-English, mostly). That's always been my bread and butter, being only thing out of all my activities--writing, music, anti-colonial anthropology, motherhood, family caregiving, and activism--that capitalism is interested in paying me for ...