A History of Violence

Resumen del libro

Heartbreaking immersion into the lives of people enduring extreme violence in Central America

El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years. Óscar Martínez, author of The Beast, which was named one of the best books of the year by the Economist and the Financial Times, shares a beautiful and immersive account of life in one of the most violent places on earth. Martinez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums. With his precise and empathetic reporting, he reveals the underbelly of some of the most dangerous places in the world, going undercover to drink with narcos, accompanying police patrols, riding in trafficking boats and hiding out with a gang informer. The result is an unforgettable portrait of a region of fear, helping to explain why migrants have been fleeing the area by the millions.

Biografía del autor

p strong Óscar Martínez /strong (San Salvador, El Salvador, 1983) es jefe de redacción de Elfaro.net y autor de los libros em Los migrantes que no importan /em (2010), em La bestia /em (2013), em Una historia de violencia /em (2016) y em El niño de Hollywood /em (2018). Es también coautor del libro de crónicas em Jonathan no tiene tatuajes /em (2010) y de em Crónicas negras. /em Desde una región que no cuenta (2013). Entre los diversos premios que ha recibido destacan en 2008 el Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural Fernando Benítez de México, en 2009 el Premio Nacional de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad José Simeón Cañas de El Salvador, en 2016 el premio Maria Moors Cabot de la Universidad de Columbia y el Premio Internacional a la Libertad de Prensa, entregado por el Comité para la Protección de los Periodistas, y en 2018 el Premio Hillman.<br>