Damnificados A Novel |
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| Author:
| Wilson, J. J. Amaworo |
| Series title: | Spectacular Fiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62963-176-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | PM Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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Damnificados is loosely based on the real-life occupation of a half-completed skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela, the Tower of David. In this fictional version, six hundred 'damnificados' - vagabonds and misfits - take over an abandoned urban tower and set up a community complete with schools, stores, beauty salons, bakeries and a rag-tag defensive militia. Their always heroic (and often hilarious) struggle for survival and dignity pits them against corrupt police, the brutal military...
More DescriptionDamnificados is loosely based on the real-life occupation of a half-completed skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela, the Tower of David. In this fictional version, six hundred 'damnificados' - vagabonds and misfits - take over an abandoned urban tower and set up a community complete with schools, stores, beauty salons, bakeries and a rag-tag defensive militia. Their always heroic (and often hilarious) struggle for survival and dignity pits them against corrupt police, the brutal military and the tyrannical 'owners'.