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Santa Evita
by Tomas Eloy Martinez | Literature & Fiction
Registered by irishajo of Indianapolis, Indiana USA on Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by perryfran): to be read


7 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by irishajo from Indianapolis, Indiana USA on Wednesday, October 20, 2004

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Among the great corpses of our age are Lenin, Mao Zedong and Stalin. Mao, at least, is still on view for the masses to see, some two decades after his demise. But no corpse engendered as much intrigue as that of Eva Peron. Elevated to near sainthood in Argentina after her death in 1952, her perfectly preserved corpse was seized by the Argentine Army following the ouster of her husband in 1955. By then, her corpse was the equivalent of a sacred relic, and while army officials wanted to keep it out of the hands of Peronists, they were loath to destroy the corpse for fear of the wrath that might follow. Tomas Eloy Martinez has reassembled the story of the corpse of Eve Peron in Santa Evita, and in the process, produced a riveting, rich book that not only tells the tale of one of the more bizarre sagas in the history of South American politics, but that also gets to the heart of the age-old human impulse to create myths and tell stories. 

Journal Entry 2 by irishajo from Indianapolis, Indiana USA on Thursday, February 03, 2005

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This is a bookray. Here is the shipping order (tentative):

dodau - UK (Anywhere)
Caro1 - UK (Anywhere)
AnOtterChaos - US (US Pref)
Lpree - US (Anywhere)
Lorelei03 - US (Anywhere)

UPDATE 11/19/05 - This bookray is successfully completed. Thanks to all the participants! 

Journal Entry 3 by dodau from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire United Kingdom on Thursday, August 04, 2005

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Recieved this today but having forgotten in the meantime that I had joined this, I got another copy just recently on relay. Sending onto Caro1 

Journal Entry 4 by Caro1 from Newark, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 10, 2005

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Tomás Eloy Martínez
Arrived safely this morning. Looking forward to reading it after another two ring books. Thanks for posting dodau. 

Journal Entry 5 by Caro1 from Newark, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Thursday, September 01, 2005

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Tomás Eloy Martínez has taken the story of what happened to Evita's body after her death and used it as the basis for Santa Evita. Written in documentary style it is very easy to forget that this is actually a work of fiction, albeit one based on painstaking research. I found the presence of Martínez as the unnamed narrator particularly effective. An absorbing and disturbing novel. Thanks for sharing irishajo. 

Journal Entry 6 by AnOtterChaos from West Lawn, Pennsylvania USA on Sunday, September 11, 2005

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Just in time! I just finished my last bookring. I sat down to turn on the computer & register it, and already I can't stop reading it. Thanks! 

Journal Entry 7 by AnOtterChaos from West Lawn, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, September 20, 2005

8 out of 10

Strange book. Strange, strange, strange. How much is true? How much is fiction? Is it a novel that reads like nonfiction? Or nonfiction in novelized form? After awhile, I had to just stop asking & sit back and enjoy the bizarre ride. Ready to move on! 

Journal Entry 8 by AnOtterChaos from West Lawn, Pennsylvania USA on Thursday, September 22, 2005

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Mailing out tomorrow to Lpree! Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 9 by Lpree from Omaha, Nebraska USA on Wednesday, September 28, 2005

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This arrived in today's mail, along with two other bookrings. When it rains, it pours... Anyway, I've got some ahead of this, but will read it as soon as I can. I'm really anxious to read this! It sounds like a really interesting story! 

Journal Entry 10 by Lpree from Omaha, Nebraska USA on Tuesday, October 25, 2005

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I've tried several times to read this in the last week or so and I just can't get into it. The style really bothers me, and I'm not entirely sure why. The first few chapters read like a forward to the novel instead of the novel itself. I keep reading about him writing the novel and wonder where that novel is. I get that this is the novel, but I just don't like this fiction that reads like nonfiction style of writing. I'm disappointed because I am really interested in Eva Peron and was looking forward to this book. Oh well...

I'll try to get this mailed out this weekend.

Thanks for the chance to check this out! 

Journal Entry 11 by Lorelei03 from Flushing, New York USA on Thursday, November 10, 2005

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rcvd and started reading right away - will write more when I'm "back" from Venezuela!

11/19 update
Well, I've finished the book - and I enjoyed it, I think I really liked the concept more than the actual writing - I found the style less than engaging at times. But many scenes were very evocative and I'm glad I had teh chance to read it - thanks irishjo! 

Journal Entry 12 by wingperryfranwing from North Ogden, Utah USA on Tuesday, September 19, 2006

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Received today in a book relay from Lorelei03. Thanks! This one looks interesting. 



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