Vivos Se Los Llevaron. Buscando a Los 43 de Ayotzinapa. (Novela Gráfica) / Taken Alive. Looking for Ayotzinapa's 43. Graphic Novel - (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 200
Genre: True Crime
Sub-Genre: Murder
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Plan B Records
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: General
Author: Andalusia K Soloff & Marco Parra & Anahí H Galaviz
Language: Spanish

About the Book

"A graphic novel about the 43 young people who disappeared in Ayotzinapa. A tale about what happened from the heart of Guerrero, Mexico, with a first-person perspective of those who lived through this tragedy, Ernesto and Uriel, two survivors who dodged bullets during the attack at Iguala; Margarito and María de Jesús, two parents who, while searching for their children, went from being a farmer and a housewife to being social leaders; and a journalist, Andalusia, who left her urban life behind in order to follow the case. In the middle of dangerous situations--during the siege of the school by federal police and helicopters, the popular boycott of state elections, or when hooded students threw Molotov cocktails at government buildings--the 60 first-hand, previously unpublished interviews that make up this novel were attained"--

Book Synopsis

Vivos se los llevaron: Buscando a los 43 de Ayotzinapa

En un crimen que estremeció el mundo, la policía Mexicana secuestró 43 estudiantes de la escuela normal Ayotzinapa. No hay ningún rastro de ellos.

Esta novela gráfica ilustra este momento cruel en la historia actual de México con testimonios de los jóvenes que esquivaron las balas, los padres y madres que buscan sus hijos, y las periodistas valientes que documentan el caso.

Esta desaparición masiva reveló las fallas de la supuesta "guerra contra el narco" la lucha en defensa de la educación publica y cómo miles de personas en el mundo se unieron al lema, Vivos se los llevaron, Vivos los queremos.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Taken Alive: The Search for the 43 Ayotzinapa Students

In a crime that stunned the world, Mexican police kidnapped 43 student teachers from the Ayotzinapa college. There is still no trace of them.

This graphic novel illustrates this cruel moment in Mexican history through first person testimonies by the young men who dodged bullets, the parents who tirelessly search for their missing children and the brave journalists who report on the case.

Ayotzinapa is an open wound where reality surpasses fiction. This mass disappearance revealed the failures of the war on drugs and the ongoing battle for public education while inspiring thousands of people across the globe to demand that the students who were TAKEN ALIVE, be brought home, ALIVE.

About the Author

ANDALUSIA KNOLL es considerada una referente del periodismo mexicano por sus publicaciones en inglés y español, es corresponsal para los medios NBC, BBC, HBO, Vice News, Al Jazeera, NPR, entre otros.