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Antonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink. In a park near Antonio''s apartment, Guillermo Longoria extends his arm and reveals a sinister tattooyellow pelt, black spots, red mouth. It is the sign of the death squad, the Jaguar Battalion of the Guatemalan army.

This chance encounter between Antonio and his family''s killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men. Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazonesthe great burning of the Los Angeles riots. A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city, The Tattooed Soldier is Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter Héctor Tobar''s mesmerizing exploration of violence and the marks it leaves upon us.

The Tattooed Soldier

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/10/2014
      ISBN13: 9781250055859, 978-1250055859
      ISBN10: 1250055857

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Antonio Bernal is a Guatemalan refugee in Los Angeles haunted by memories of his wife and child, who were murdered at the hands of a man marked with yellow ink. In a park near Antonio''s apartment, Guillermo Longoria extends his arm and reveals a sinister tattooyellow pelt, black spots, red mouth. It is the sign of the death squad, the Jaguar Battalion of the Guatemalan army.

      This chance encounter between Antonio and his family''s killer ignites a psychological showdown between these two men. Each will discover that the war in Central America has migrated with them as they are engulfed by the quemazonesthe great burning of the Los Angeles riots. A tragic tale of loss and destiny in the underbelly of an American city, The Tattooed Soldier is Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter Héctor Tobar''s mesmerizing exploration of violence and the marks it leaves upon us.

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