La danza de los cuervos

Esta es la historia de una vida; en realidad, de una doble vida, la de Mariano Jara Leopold, agente comunista que logró infiltrarse con las habilidades de un camaleón en las más altas esferas de la dictadura. Es también la cronología de una estafa, una traición y una venganza. Son también las memorias de un "rey de la noche" quien, rodeado de oscuros agentes de la dictadura, se entregó a la desenfrenada y peligrosa vida nocturna de esos años, poniendo sus instalaciones a disposición de su partido para guardar y movilizar armas. Es la desconocida leyenda de un aparato militar...

"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"An interesting collection of speeches and writings from 1990-93 by the influential, but frequently embattled, 39-year-old leader of the moderate right-wing Renovación Nacional party. Of particular interest are his thoughts on the transition to democracy, human rights abuses and national reconciliation, economic and political development, and developments within the rival Christian Democratic party"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Memoria de la dirección general de bibliotecas, archivos y museos", 1929- included in v. 1- , 1930-

Set in Chile, this is the true story of Miguel Litten, a Chilean film director who returned to his native land with a false passport, false name, false past and false wife - as told in 18 hours of taped interviews to the author. What kind of man trades his own identity for an invented one?