Los días del arcoíris

Los días del arcoíris by Antonio Skármeta  (Chile)

Novel, 234 pages (2011)

As with the author’s earlier novel, El cartero de Neruda, the backdrop of this story is the military dictatorship in Chile, now firmly established and using kidnapping, torture, and death to quell “subversive” voices. It is 1988 and the Chilean people have been given the opportunity to vote for or against the continuing rule of the dictator Pinochet. The task of creating a successful campaign for the “No to Pinochet” vote weighs on the shoulders of one man. It is a poignant story of high tension and vivid characters that interweaves tragedy and humor, resignation and hope. As always, the notes provide historical background, biographical information, literary and popular references, and all the vocabulary definitions to help you move smoothly through the book.

For high intermediate and above; adult readers