This book should be more easily available!!

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	• An unfinished song: The life of Victor Jara Joan Jara Ticknor & Fields, 1984 - 278 pages average customer review:based on 9 reviews
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highly recommended

This book should be found everywhere!

I read this for a class and planned on skimming it, but I could not put it down. The details of his kidnapping and death and the fear felt by his friends and family led me to tears as it is so far from any emotion I could imagine feeling. Not only does it offer personal insights into the life of one of Chile's most popular folk musicians, it also vividly shows the impact of the coup of 1973 on Nueva Cancion and popular culture in Chile. The biography is key in understanding this part of Chilean history, Nueva Cancion and other realms of popular culture. Joan Jara is an excellent writer as well.I highly recommend it...you won't be able to stop once you start reading and Victor Jara's music will mean so much more.

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This book should be more easily available!!

This is an incredible book about Victor Jara, the musician and activist in the Chilean struggle against fascism and imperialism, and his brutal murder by Pinochet and his forces. It is also a book about the people of Chile, and chronicles carefully their poverty as well as their amazing spirit. To the non-Chilean reader it provides an important account of the workings of imperialism. Joan Jara's book MUST be read as widely as possible. Why is it not available more easily in North America?! It is a very important book because of its relevance to modern day imperialism.

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This is for you, Joan...

I tried to write to you so many times... I hope you could read my letter... Once I was in Madrid, in a bookstore, and your book just jumped right to my hands. Since then, your book stays near my bed (and I am talking about 15 years...), and turn to be part of my life. Thank you so much for the strenght, hope, the lesson for life you gave with your (and Victor`s) words and life story. I hope you found peace and forgiveness. We will never forget.

WHY IS THIS OUT OF PRINT?

It should be compulsory reading at US schools, perhaps enriched with some documents from the recently declassified CIA files. By the way, a new paperback edition is available in the UK, along with translations in various other countries ...

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Very good, but 1998 update is even better

This is a well-written, highly personalized biography of Victor Jara, a great Chilean folksinger. However, in 1998 Joan Jara published an updated version of this book, which corrects a few minor errors and gives updates on Victor's legacy. This 1998 book can be found at various UK online booksellers, including amazon.co.uk.

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