Pedro and the captain
a play in four parts
1st U.S. ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Aron, Adrianne. - Contributor
Publication
2009 - Cadmus Editions, Belvedere Tiburon, Calif, California
Language
English
Word Count
25,000 words, Guess
Page Count
100 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23192161M
- Internet Archivepedrocaptainplay0000bene
- ISBN-100932274722
- ISBN-139780932274724
- Goodreads6460645
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2009011367
- OCLC Control Number317383441
Classifications
- DDC862/.64
- LCCPQ8519.B292 P413 2009
Description
"A gripping dialogue between a torturer and his victim, Pedro and the Captain takes place in an interrogation room, where lives are deconstructed by the violent hand of the terrorist state. Torture, the awesome force that mediates the action, never appears directly on the scene; likewise, the repressive state is never named. Benedetti captures the essence of this dehumanizing practice without assigning it precise location or time, which speaks to the universality of the abomination, whether in Uruguay's La Libertad or the USA's Abu Ghraib." "In this compelling story one man begins life as a decent fellow and is converted into a torturer, and another, an ordinary guy with leftist political ideals, rises to the stature of martyr, preferring death over betrayal of his comrades. Benedetti's play unpacks its deep political and psychological insights with intensity, delivering humor amid great sadness, beauty together with wretchedness, and amazing commentaries on the human condition that mark this as a work of great literature."--BOOK JACKET.
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