Description
Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad.
In Murder City, Charles Bowden-one of the few journalists who spent extended periods of time in Juarez-has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants-a beauty queen who was raped, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing for his life-with a broader meditation on the towns descent into anarchy, Bowden reveals how Juarezs culture of violence will not only worsen, but inevitably spread north.
Heartbreaking, disturbing, and unforgettable, Murder City was written at the height of his powers and established Bowden as one of Americas leading journalists.
Author: Charles Bowden
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Published: 03/22/2011
Pages: 360
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781568586458
Language: English
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