Risking a Somersault in the Air: Conversations with Nicaraguan Writers (Revised edition)

by Margaret Randall

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First revised edition of interviews with 14 prominent activists whose writings influenced the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution and help us understand present-day Nicaragua
Margaret Randall presents a dynamic collection of personal interviews with Nicaragua's most important writer-revolutionaries who played major roles in the 1979 revolution and the subsequent reconstruction. This revised first edition includes a new preface and additional notes that frame the narrative in high relevance to the present day. The featured writer-activists speak of their work and practical tasks in constructing a new society. Among the writers included are Gioconda Belli, Tomás Borge, Omar Cabezas, Ernesto Cardenal, Vidaluz Menéses, Julio Valle-Castillo, and Daisy Zamora. The work also features 50 evocative photographs from the era by Margaret Randall.

  • ISBN10 1613321821
  • ISBN13 9781613321829
  • Publish Date 5 July 2022 (first published 24 May 2022)
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint New Village Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 240
  • Language English