The Carbonari (Pocket Edition)

Carbonário: [From the Italian carbonaro, charcoal burner] 1. Member of a secret and revolutionary society that operated in Italy, France, and Spain in the early 19th century. 2. Member of any secret and revolutionary society. "[Four decades later], 1968 and the years of lead that followed are like scenes from an old film, faded stories, almost implausible, although they truly happened to that other person I was. I feel light years away from the guerrilla Felipe at 19 years old and his intricate mix of revolt and the drive to be a hero, to live the adventure of our generation, which later, as Alex Polari said, was cut by shards of dreams. This past doesn't make me uncomfortable, nor does it exalt me." - Alfredo Sirkis Considered the best story of the "Years of Lead" and winner of the Jabuti Prize, Sirkis's narrative covers a 43-month period, between October 1967 and May 1971. It tells the story of the 1968 student movement and its crushing by the military regime; how a young high school student becomes an urban guerrilla; the kidnapping of the German and Swiss ambassadors and the release of 110 political prisoners; the exploits and dilemmas of Carlos Lamarca; and the crisis and destruction of the guerrilla movement. A true, electrifying, and suspenseful account.