Risking A Somersault In The Air: Conversations With Nicaraguan Writers (Revised Edition)

First revised edition of interviews with 14 prominent activists whose writings influenced the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution and help us understand present-day Nicaragua Margaret Randall presents a dynamic collection of personal interviews with Nicaragua's most important writer-revolutionaries who played major roles in the 1979 revolution and the subsequent reconstruction. This revised first edition includes a new preface and additional notes that frame the narrative in high relevance to the present day. The featured writer-activists speak of their work and practical tasks in constructing a new society. Among the writers included are Gioconda Belli, Tomás Borge, Omar Cabezas, Ernesto Cardenal, Vidaluz Menéses, Julio Valle-Castillo, and Daisy Zamora. The work also features 50 evocative photographs from the era by Margaret Randall.

• | Author: Margaret Randall
• | Publisher: New Village Press
• | Publication Date: May 24, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 161332183X
• | ISBN-13: 9781613321836