Name: Tongolele No Sabía Bailar / Tongolele Did Not Know How to Dance (in Spanish)
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Author: Sergio Ramírez
ISBN: 9786073805292

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Tongolele No Sabía Bailar / Tongolele Did Not Know How to Dance (in Spanish)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sergio Ramírez

Publisher

Alfaguara

Year

2021

Language

Spanish

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.8x15x2.4 cm

Weight

0.38 kg.

ISBN13

9786073805292

Edited in

México

Edition No.

2021

Synopsis "Tongolele No Sabía Bailar / Tongolele Did Not Know How to Dance (in Spanish)"

«El que hace sombra, pierde el cuerpo y pierde la sombra --dijo Lord Dixon--. Apunte esa frase, camarada, que es de mi propia cosecha. Estamos en pleno siglo XXI, en una Nicaragua en la que se están viviendo unas revueltas populares que son reprimidas brutalmente por el gobierno, apoyado en el siniestro brazo ejecutor del jefe de los servicios secretos. El inspector Dolores Morales debe enfrentarse en la distancia con ese ser terrible apodado Tongolele, responsable último de su exilio en Honduras, que mueve con frialdad y cinismo, en parte gracias a los consejos adivinatorios de su madre, muchos hilos de la desquiciada política del país. La magistral prosa de Sergio Ramírez va desvelando poco a poco un entramado turbio, lleno de secretismos, traiciones y oscuras maniobras al que tendrá que enfrentarse el inspector Morales, respaldado por el inefable Lord Dixon, doña Sofía Smith y el resto de sus socios. Porque, en esa Nicaragua siempre turbulenta, cualquier paso puede darse en falso y provocar el derrumbe definitivo de aquel que decida enfrentarse de algún modo, por ridículo que sea, al poder establecido. «Aúna la narración, la poesía y el rigor del observador y el actor y refleja la viveza de la vida cotidiana convirtiendo la realidad en una obra de arte, todo ello con excepcional altura literaria y en pluralidad de géneros. Jurado del Premio Cervantes ENGLISH DESCRIPTION It is the XXI century in a Nicaragua experiencing numerous popular uprisings which are being brutally repressed by the government, and supported by the sinister head of the secret services. From afar, inspector Dolores Morales must confront the terrible Tongolele, as he is nicknamed, who was ultimately responsible for Morales' exile in Honduras, and who moves many threads in the country's deranged politics with coldness and cynicism, partly thanks to his mother's prophetic advice. Sergio Ramírez' masterful prose gradually reveals a murky network, full of secrets, betrayals, and dark plots that inspector Morales will have to face, backed by the indescribable Lord Dixon, Ms. Sofía Smith, and his other partners. Because, in an always volatile Nicaragua, missteps can be taken easily and cause the ultimate collapse of those who decide to confront the establishment in power. "It combines narration, poetry, and the rigor of the observer and the actor [and] reflects the liveliness of everyday life, turning reality into a work of art, all with exceptional literary excellence and in a plurality of genres." -Cervantes Prize Jury

Sergio Ramírez

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Sergio Ramírez (Masatepe, Nicaragua, 1942) is one of the most prominent writers in Central America. His literary career began with stories published since 1960 and his first novel, Tiempo de fulgor, in 1970. In 1977, he joined the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and played a key role in the revolution that overthrew the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. After the victory, he was vice president of Nicaragua between 1985 and 1990. However, he retired from politics in 1996 to fully dedicate himself to literature.

In 1999 he published Adiós muchachos, a testimony of his experiences during the revolution and the subsequent political frustration after the FSLN's electoral defeat in 1990. This work is considered a memoir of a generation that fought for common ideals of rebellion.
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Ramírez has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Alfaguara de Novela (1998) and the Cervantes Prize (2017), being the first Central American to receive the latter. In 2024, the University of Guadalajara awarded him an honorary doctorate, highlighting his commitment to freedom of expression and democracy. He currently resides in Spain after being stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship by the regime of Daniel Ortega.

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