Read more
The Dark Side of Memory examines the largely unknown history of the state sponsored kidnapping of children in Uruguay and Argentina during the Cold War. The author interviewed parents, family members, and the children (now adults) for first person accounts detailing the circumstances of the kidnappings and the illegal adoption of newborns from the torture centers where they were born. Mothers and grandmothers, often involved in decades-long searches for their missing children and grandchildren, shared their determined and courageous confrontations with the kidnappers and with the governments and military forces that protected them.
About the author
Tessa Bridal recibió el Milweed Prize for Fiction (Premio Milkweed de Novela) por su primera novela, The Tree of Red Stars. Su prosa nos remonta a un pasado y a una geografía muy poco explorados en la narrativa, especialmente desde la óptica de personajes tan diversos como los suyos. La crítica describe su obra como mágica, detallada, vívida y memorable. Bridal nació y creció en Uruguay y en la actualidad reside en Minnesota.
