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In 1967, during the Guatemalan Civil War, rebels disguised as policemen and led by the eponymous Canción kidnap and hold for ransom the novelist's grandfather and namesake Eduardo Halfon, who is eventually released unharmed. This abduction forms the nucleus of this new work from Halfon, a Guatemalan National Prize winner, as he switches back and forth in time by telling stories within stories. The remaining shorter components are mor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More