Title Statement |
Motherland: the disintegration of a family in a collapsed Venezuela : a memoir / Paula Ramón ; with translations by Julia Sanches and Jennifer Shyue. |
Alternative Title(s) |
Motherland: a memoir |
Author |
Ramón, Paula, 1981- |
Additional Contributors |
Sanches, Julia |
Shyue, Jennifer |
Ramón, Paula,1981- |
Publication |
Seattle, WA: Amazon Crossing,2023. |
Edition |
First edition. |
Extent of Item |
237 pages ; |
ISBN |
9781542036900 (hardcover) |
Other Number |
pr07182961 |
General Notes |
"Previously published as Māe pátria: a desintegraçāo de uma família na Venezuela em colapso by Companhia das Letras in Brazil in 2020." |
Languages |
Translated from the Portuguese. |
Contents |
Author's note --Intoduction : a path of no return --The golden years --The party's over --The caracazo --Beauty and the beast --You won't be back --The lord of the TV --A distant apocalypse --They are never going to leave --Every man for himslef --How things are here --Things didn't work out --Tiny catastrophes --You can't go back --About the author --About the translators. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
"In the span of a generation, oil-rich Venezuela spiraled into a dire state of economic collapse. This is Venezuelan reporter Paula Ramón's memoir about her relationship with her family and homeland."-- |
Subjects & Genres |
By Topic |
Financial crises--History--21st century--Venezuela |
Journalists--Biography--Venezuela |
Petroleum industry and trade--History--21st century--Venezuela |
Women journalists--Biography--Venezuela |
By Name |
Ramón, Paula,1981---Family |
By Location |
Venezuela--Economic conditions |
Venezuela--Economic conditions--21st century |
Venezuela--Emigration and immigration |
Venezuela--Politics and government--1974-1999 |
Venezuela--Politics and government--1999- |
Venezuela--Social conditions--21st century |
By Genre |
Biographies |
Autobiographies |
Personal narratives |