Diario de Oaxaca
Diario de Oaxaca by Peter Kuper, published by PM Press in 2017, is a unique memoir that combines comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to depict the social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico. This edition spans 240 pages and offers a vivid portrayal of the events surrounding a teachers’ strike that escalated into a seven-month siege, providing insight into the complexities of life in this colonial town during a tumultuous period.
Readers will find a personal account that captures both the beauty of the Oaxacan environment and the stark realities of political conflict. Kuper’s artistic vision brings to life the struggles between strikers and government forces, highlighting the impact of these events on the community. This expanded paperback edition features 32 pages of new material, enriching the narrative and offering deeper context to the historical and political landscape of Mexico during this time.
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Painting a vivid, personal portrait of social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique memoir employs comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to chronicle the events that unfolded around a teachers’ strike and led to a seven-month siege.
When award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper and his wife and daughter moved to the beautiful 16th-century colonial town of Oaxaca in 2006, they planned to spend a quiet year or two enjoying a different culture and taking a break from the U.S. political climate under the Bush administration. What they hadn’t counted on was landing in the epicenter of Mexico’s biggest political struggle in recent years. Timely and compelling, this extraordinary firsthand account presents a distinct artistic vision of Oaxacan life, from explorations of the beauty of the environment to graphic portrayals of the fight between strikers and government troops that left more than twenty people dead, including American journalist Brad Will.
This expanded paperback edition includes 32 pages of new material.
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