#beltenebros

"Beltenebros", Antonio Muñoz Molina

   Based in 1980s Spain after the death of Franco, "Beltenebros" follows Darman, sent by the Communist party to Madrid to complete a mission--to kill a traitor. Plagued by the guilt from the last mission he completed 20 years ago, Darman is hesitant to do what he has to do, and ends up unravelling a plot he could never have imagined.

   Tiene lugar en España en los 1980 después de la muerte de Franco, "Beltenebros" sigue a Darman, enviado por el Partido Comunista para completar una misión--matar a un traidor. Acosado por la culpa de la última misión completó hace 20 años, Darman está vacilante para hacer lo que tiene que hacer, y acaba en aclararse una trama la que no podría ser imaginado nunca.

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"Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana", Stephanie Elizondo Griest

   "Around the Bloc" is Griest's first memoir about her travels through three Communist countries: Russia, China and Cuba. She studied abroad in Moscow as an undergraduate, worked abroad as a journalist in Beijing, and traveled for 10 days in Havana. Although interesting and at times culturally surprising, her idealistic observations can become extremely fastidious, as can her democratic, Americanized judgments about each of the countries.