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Serpent Tongue explores a unique moment in Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory.


In 1954, during the height of the Cold War, the CIA carried out a coup to overthrow the first democratically-elected president in Guatemala. In the months leading up to the coup, the CIA Station Chief in Guatemala City was Grossinger’s grandfather. Dying long before Grossinger was born, his presence still loomed like a mythological creature throughout much of her childhood. Serpent Tongue explores Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory.

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      Publisher: Daylight Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/7/2024
      ISBN13: 9781954119291, 978-1954119291
      ISBN10: 1954119291

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Serpent Tongue explores a unique moment in Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory.


      In 1954, during the height of the Cold War, the CIA carried out a coup to overthrow the first democratically-elected president in Guatemala. In the months leading up to the coup, the CIA Station Chief in Guatemala City was Grossinger’s grandfather.       Dying long before Grossinger was born, his presence still loomed like a mythological creature throughout much of her childhood. Serpent Tongue explores Guatemalan history through the lenses of power, identity and memory.

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