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The dancer upstairs by Shakespeare, Nicholas, 1957- ... English Item Size 618.2M . 244p. ; 20 cm ... PDF access not available for this item.
This novel explores one of the most astonishing stories in the whole history of twentieth century terrorism. Colonel Rejas was the policeman charged with the task of capturing the Peruvian guerrilla leader Ezequiel, but having been dismissed he finds the burden of silence and secrecy too heavy.
Dec 9, 2020 · The dancer upstairs. by. Shakespeare, Nicholas, 1957-. Publication date. 2004. Topics. Guerrilla warfare -- Fiction, Guerrilla warfare, Latin America -- Fiction, Latin America. Publisher. Oxford : ISIS.
The Dancer Upstairs is a 1995 novel by Nicholas Shakespeare. It is based on the Maoist insurgency of the 1980s in Peru, and tells the story of Agustin Rejas, a police Lieutenant (later promoted to Captain), hunting a terrorist based on Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path.
- Nicholas Shakespeare
- 1995
In an unnamed Latin American republic, in a remote mountainous region of the country, police sergeant Agustin Rejas, a former lawyer who left a job with a prestigious firm to join the police, is in charge of a little used checkpoint. When a pickup truck is stopped at the checkpoint, Rejas grows suspicious of the truck’s occupants.
The Dancer Upstairs Nicholas Shakespeare. 288 pages • first pub 1995 ... Language: English. Publisher: Anchor Books. Publication date: 05 February 2002.
In the novel, the narrator is Dyer, an enterprising journalist, who stumbles across Agustín Rejas, the detective who tracked down President Ezequiel (based on Guzman), the mysterious leader of the murderous revolutionaries. Rejas’ story unfolds in a series of interviews with Dyer in a restaurant.
