Word: flaquer
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Flaquer’s is a similar case in many ways, but has many elements that make it good fodder for a uniquely compelling narrative. The subject is a difficult one considering that Flaquer was a woman plying her trade in a traditionally male-dominated society and profession...
...Irma Flaquer that Erlick creates is a human being who fights her own battles within the greater context of the fight for Guatemalan freedom...
During a recent phone interview, Erlick explained that the reason she decided to write about Flaquer was surprisingly simple—“I was assigned by the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) to research the disappearances of Irma and Jorge Carpio, as part of the Unpunished Crimes Against Journalist program. I never could completely solve her case. However, I became so fascinated by her life story that I decided to write this book...
...life that Erlick documents is indeed a fascinating one, and the author does a good job of showing the reader what kinds of sludge Flaquer had to wade through in her search for truth...
...It’s important to tell people’s stories,” Erlick said. “And especially with someone like Irma Flaquer, who was from a country where human rights violations were not being widely publicized. As a journalistic figure, she is not that well known outside of certain circles, and was part of a smaller intelligentsia than in somewhere like Argentina or Brazil...