This Never Happened

Overview

In this autobiographical novel, a journalist witnesses the hot-off-the -presses editions of his own books thrown onto a bonfire of books. The date is March 24th, 1976, the day of the coup d'etat that led to the overthrow of the Isabel Peron presidency in Argentina and 18 years of terror known as "La Guerra sucia" or " The Dirty Wars" in which 30,000 plus are still unaccounted for. Fearful for his life and those of his wife and children, the narrator must find a way to navigate the highly volatile and murderous world under the boot of La Junta, in hopes of saving himself and his family; but first he has more important business to attend to––his mistress, with whom he's been having a scorching love affair–– and finds himself grappling with several major dilemmas and very real dangers confronting him as he works his way out of this lethal maze.

Author Biography

Mempo Giardenelli is an Argentinian novelist and academic, author of numerous books, including novels, essays and short story collections. He is the winner of the Premio Nacional de Novela (Mexico) as well as the Premio Grandes Viajeros (Spain). He is the author of the bestselling novel, LUNA CALIENTE (Torrid Moon) that was the first novel by a non-Mexican author to receive the presigious Premio Nacional de Novela and which was adapted for a film in 1985. He is a regular contributor to Pagina/12 and founder of the literary review Puro Cuento.