The Days of the Rainbow A Novel |
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| Author:
| Skarmeta, Antonio |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59051-627-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | Other Press, LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.99 |
Book Description:
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Bettini is a Chilean leftist advertising executive who has been blacklisted and is out of work after having been imprisoned and tortured by Pinochet's police. Yet this doesn't stop the Ministry of the Interior from asking Bettini, the best in the business, to come up with a plan for the upcoming referendum designed to say 'yes' to Pinochet's next term. But hours after he has been approached by the right, the head of the opposition makes him the exact same offer. This is a vivacious...
More DescriptionBettini is a Chilean leftist advertising executive who has been blacklisted and is out of work after having been imprisoned and tortured by Pinochet's police. Yet this doesn't stop the Ministry of the Interior from asking Bettini, the best in the business, to come up with a plan for the upcoming referendum designed to say 'yes' to Pinochet's next term. But hours after he has been approached by the right, the head of the opposition makes him the exact same offer. This is a vivacious tale that examines how advertising and politics came together during the Pinochet regime.