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:: Books - Eva
Peron
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Santa
Evita by Tomas Eloy Martinez
Among the great corpses of our age are Lenin, Mao Zedong and
Stalin. Mao, at least, is still on view for the masses to
see, some two decades after his demise. But no corpse engendered
as much intrigue as that of Eva Peron. Elevated to near sainthood
in Argentina after her death in 1952, her perfectly preserved
corpse was seized by the Argentine Army following the ouster
of her husband in 1955. By then, her corpse was the equivalent
of a sacred relic, and while army officials wanted to keep
it out of the hands of Peronists, they were loath to destroy
the corpse for fear of the wrath that might follow.
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Santa
Evita (Spanish)
by Tomas Eloy Martinez, Helen Lane (Translator)
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Eva
Peron by Alicia Dujovne Ortiz
A biography
of Evita, the saintly madonna of Argentina which leans more
toward entertainment than heavy history. Ortiz recounts Eva
Peron's humble birth, her extraordinary rise to power in Argentina
at the side of her husband General Juan Peron, and her short
and legendary reign as a virtual queen, dispensing comfort
to the masses before she died from cancer at 33.
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In
My Own Words: Evita by Eva Peron,
In My
Own Words is extracted from a document, "My Message," purportedly
written by Evita on her deathbed. The introduction by Joseph
A. Page of Georgetown University argues for the authenticity
of the document and provides a useful introduction to Evita's
life and work. Evita rose from illegitimacy and poverty in
rural Argentina to a stellar life as a celebrated beauty and
consort of Juan Peron, president of Argentina.
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Evita
: The Real Life of Eva Peron by Nicholas Frase
This irreplaceable,
eclectic collection reveals the complexities, profound sadness,
and immutable creative spirit of the famed Mexican painter.
The intimate picture of the often enigmatic Kahlo presented
in this book has become an invaluable source for scholars.
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