Jara, a popular folksinger, sang for the other detainees to maintain morale. Víctor Jara was detained in Estadio Chile among thousands of others during the 1973 Chilean military coup against the Unidad Popular government, of which Jara was an icon. Jara was tortured and killed by the Chilean Army over several days in Santiago's Estadio Chile (renamed Estadio Víctor Jara in 2004) during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. A sad commentary of oppression.Įven the recent book on the 33 trapped miners paints a picture of very poor and unsafe working conditions in 2010." Estadio Chile", or " Somos Cinco Mil", is the common name of an untitled poem and song credited to Víctor Jara and penned in the days prior to his death. His period as president was followed by the book burning fascist Pinochet. He was trying, but didn't have the skills or knowledge and his experiment was a failure before he was killed. If the workers in Chili had been treated fairly there would never have had to be an Allende. Allende's daughter Beatriz discusses him in a very personal manner and she recounts Allende's last words to her "Tell Fidel I will do my duty."Īll we can do now is reflect on the rightist alignment with industry and why can't the Walmarts of the world give some reasonable breaks to the working people. It's interesting that Fidel Castro is not listed on the outside of the book, but the longest and clearest discussion is his from pages 49 to 69. The anthology format is the strength of this book. This is the most succint accounting of the Scoup in Santiago and actually a good record of the highlights of Allende's time as president from 1970. "We never saw him hesitate," Septemby Beatriz Allendeĭeath of a poet by Matilde Neruda, Joan Jara Last words transmitted by Radio Magallanes, Septemby Salvador Allende I begin by invoking Walt Whitman by Pablo Neruda Contributors include Ariel Dorfman, Pablo Neruda, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro. This anthology reclaims the date of September 11 as the anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup in Chile in 1973 by General Augusto Pinochet against the popularly elected Allende government.
“A worthwhile compilation for libraries and bookstores seeking titles on the subject.”- Criticas “A fast and powerful read, and its themes are still relevant today… and shows vividly the suffering others have endured at our hands, the same sort of suffering our government has pledged to fight… This book is the kind of true testimonial that all Americans should read.”- Clamor
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