In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

About the Author Alicia Partnoy is a survivor from the secret detention camps where about 30,000 Argentineans disappeared. She is the author of The Little School.Tales of Disappearance and Survival, Revenge of the Apple-Venganza de la manzana, and the editor of You Can’t Drown the Fire: Latin American Women Writing in Exile.She is the Chair of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Loyola Marymount University and co-editor of Chicana/Latina Studies: the journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social. She has just launched Proyecto VOS—Voices of Survivors, an organization that brings survivors of human rights abuses to lecture at colleges in the U.S. About the Translator Gail Wronsky is the author of three books of poetry, Poems for Infidels, Again the Gemini are in the Orchard and Dying for Beauty, a finalist for the Western States Federation of Arts Poetry Prize. She is also the author of a novel, The Love-talkers. Her work appears in a number of anthologies including Poets Against the War and A Chorus for Peace. She is Director of Creative Writing and Syntext at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. About the Illustrator Raquel Partnoy is a painter and art teacher. Born in Argentina, since 1994 she has been living in Washington, DC. Her unique style has matured through more than 50 solo exhibitions and 80 group shows in Argentina and the United States. She has participated in several competitions and received important awards. She has been recognized by Buenos Aires and Washington, DC art critics and her work is found in museums and public and private collections throughout Argentina and the United States. Partnoy received a grant from the Washington, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Her solo exhibitions in Washington,DC include:Parish Gallery; B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum; Embassy of Argentina; Washington, DC Jewish Community Center; The Women’s Expo, and Studio Gallery. This page intentionally left blank. ...

Share