{"product_id":"the-art-of-political-murder-who-killed-the-bishop-paperback","title":"The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancisco Goldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this New York Times Notable Book, the Pulitzer Prize-finalist undertakes his own investigation into the murder of a Guatemalan bishop.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo days after releasing a groundbreaking church-sponsored report implicating the military in the murders and disappearances of some two hundred thousand Guatemalan civilians, Bishop Juan Gerardi was bludgeoned to death in his garage. Gerardi was the country's leading human rights activist, but the Church quickly realized it could not rely on police investigators or the legal system to solve the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Church leaders formed their own investigative team: a group of secular young men who called themselves \u003ci\u003eLos Intocables\u003c\/i\u003e--the Untouchables. Author Francisco Goldman spoke to witnesses no other reporter was able to reach, observing firsthand some of the most crucial developments in this sensational case. Documenting the Latin American reality of mara youth gangs and organized crime, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Political Murder\u003c\/i\u003e tells the incredible true story of Los Intocables and their remarkable fight for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Becoming by turns a little bit Columbo, Jason Bourne and Seymour Hersh, Goldman gives us the anatomy of a crime while opening a window to a misunderstood neighboring country that is flirting with anarchy.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANCISCO GOLDMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels: \u003cem\u003eThe Long Night of White Chickens\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and was a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Ordinary Seaman\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and The \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize; and \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Husband\u003c\/em\u003e. Goldman is also the author of the non-fiction book, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Political Murder: Who killed the Bishop?\u003c\/em\u003e, which was named a Best Book of the Year by The \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, The \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, The \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e. Goldman has been a contributing editor for Harper's magazine, and his fiction, journalism and essays have appeared in publications such as \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation grant and the T. R. Fyvel Freedom of Expression Book Award, and was a fellow at the American Academy of Berlin and the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. He currently directs the Premio Aura Estrada\/Aura Estrada Prize. Goldman divides his time between Brooklyn and Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335427395821,"sku":"9780802157553","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Mrg1PzEmuG9780802157553.webp?v=1785038781","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-art-of-political-murder-who-killed-the-bishop-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}