Name: Sombras Nada mas (in Spanish)
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Author: Sergio Ramírez
ISBN: 9788420465975

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sergio Ramírez

Publisher

Alfaguara

Collection

Hispanica

Year

2003

Language

Spanish

Pages

376

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

8420465976

ISBN13

9788420465975

Edited in

España

Edition No.

978842046597

Synopsis "Sombras Nada mas (in Spanish)"

Nicaragua, 1979. Ante la inminente caída de la dictadura somocista, Alirio Martinica trata de huir por mar. Es aprehendido por jóvenes combatientes del Frente Sandinista y llevado a juicio popular, acusado de participar, directa o indirectamente, en acciones criminales del régimen de Somoza, de quien llegó a ser secretario privado, «hombre todopoderoso en las sombras», hasta que hacia 1976 lo echaron del círculo íntimo en medio de confusas circunstancias.Ante sus jueces, todo un pueblo reunido en asamblea al aire libre, que con sus aplausos o su silencio dictaminará libertad o paredón, Alirio expondrá las razones por las que debe perdonársele; quizá cuente que cuando joven anhelaba para su país una revolución sin sangre, y que ya siendo funcionario de Somoza escondió en su casa a uno de sus amigos de facultad, el después comandante sandinista Ignacio Corral, pese a los terribles riesgos.Las minucias, errores, abusos, injusticias, se entierra en el olvido cuando hay acontecimientos tan variados y vertiginosos como lo que ocurren en una revolución y muchos actos heroicos corren la misma suerte, aunque hayan servido de palanca al salto de la historia. En esta novela Sergio Ramírez coloca al lector ante ese salto y le da elementos para juzgarlo.

Sergio Ramírez

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Sergio Ramírez (Masatepe, Nicaragua, 1942) is one of the most prominent writers in Central America. His literary career began with stories published since 1960 and his first novel, Tiempo de fulgor, in 1970. In 1977, he joined the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and played a key role in the revolution that overthrew the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. After the victory, he was vice president of Nicaragua between 1985 and 1990. However, he retired from politics in 1996 to fully dedicate himself to literature.

In 1999 he published Adiós muchachos, a testimony of his experiences during the revolution and the subsequent political frustration after the FSLN's electoral defeat in 1990. This work is considered a memoir of a generation that fought for common ideals of rebellion.
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Ramírez has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Alfaguara de Novela (1998) and the Cervantes Prize (2017), being the first Central American to receive the latter. In 2024, the University of Guadalajara awarded him an honorary doctorate, highlighting his commitment to freedom of expression and democracy. He currently resides in Spain after being stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship by the regime of Daniel Ortega.

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