{"product_id":"espada-m-his-hands-were-gentle-selected-lyrics-of-victor-9780956814418","title":"Espada M His Hands Were Gentle Selected Lyrics of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Hands Were Gentle\u003c\/em\u003e brings together, for the first time in both Spanish and English, the best of Víctor Jara''s lyrics, from early songs like ''El arado'' (''The Plow'') to ''Estadio Chile'' (''In the Stadium''), written in the hours before his execution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a Preface by the actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson. Click on Extracts above to read the Preface in full, for free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor me, Victor was everything an activist-musician should be. \u003cbr\u003eEmma Thompson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs long as we sing his songs, as long as his courage can inspire us to greater courage, Víctor Jara will never die. \u003cbr\u003ePete Seeger, American folk-singer \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVíctor Jara\u003c\/strong\u003e (1932-73) was a legendary Chilean singer, songwriter, guitarist and theatre director. A leader of the New Song Movement, in the aftermath of the military coup of 1973, Jara was arrested, imprisoned and executed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartín Espada\u003c\/strong\u003e has published more than fifteen books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator, including the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eCrucifixion in the Plaza de Armas \u003c\/em\u003e(Smokestack, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smokestack Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406565646679,"sku":"9780956814418","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780956814418.jpg?v=1730496310","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/espada-m-his-hands-were-gentle-selected-lyrics-of-victor-9780956814418","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}