My Invented Country
Subtitle: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: May 27, 2003
Language: eng
Translated from: spa
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780060545642
First sentence: "I was born in the years of the smoke and carnage of the Second Word War, and the greatest part of my youth was spent waiting for the planet to blow apart when someone distractedly pressed a button deploying atomic bombs."
Description: The author explores the landscapes and people of her native country; recounts the 1973 assassination of her uncle, which caused her to go into exile; and shares her experiences as an immigrant in post-September 11 America.