• Publisher: *cf.
• 309 pages
• Author: Gašper Kralj
• Original title: Izginuli in vrnjeni: pričevanja o uporih v Gvatemali in Latinski Ameriki

Th is book in the field of Latin American studies discusses the violence, solidarity, resistance, revolutionary practices, and contemporary social movements that are changing the face of Latin America. The author first presents and interprets the genesis of the ideas we have about Latin America, focusing on the lifeworlds of its settlers tailored by conquest, liberations, and revolutions. By presenting and critiquing indigenism, a resounding scientific and political movement from the first half of the 20th century, he points out its consequences for the natives. In the second part, he deals with the resistance movements and the consequences of the military campaigns that, with their massacres, torture, and disappearances, paved the way for extensive neoliberal projects in the region. This part is based on the discussion of the famous testimony by Rigoberta Menchú Tum. The author also presents the operation and the limitations of the so-called “truth committees”.

About the author

Gašper Kralj

Gašper Kralj (1973) is a social anthropologist, translator and award-winning writer. He spent several years in Catalonia, where he translated Spanish-speaking authors (Javier Cercas, Eduardo Galeano, Ernesto Sábato, Carlos G. Villa) and worked on his debut novel Expiry Date (→ see page 37), which earned him a nomination for the best literary debut and the Kresnik Award shortlist. His second novel Stubs (→ see page 36) won the 2021 Cankar Award for the best original literary work of the previous year. Stubs was also shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) and the Kresnik Award. He is also a member of the Slovenian writers’ delegation that will be presented in October 2023 at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023.