The Rape of Hope
Subtitle: an Historical Novel
By: Robert E. Hinshaw
Publisher: Look Back Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Kansas City, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780981475219
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Fiction; Mayas; History; Romans, nouvelles; Histoire
Description: Historical fiction based on notes from a University of Chicago professor who did historical research on Mayan history. Hinshaw wrote this book to preserve the research in a readable format. This book focuses on southern Guatemala, Panajachel, and Lake Atitlan. The book starts in 1940 and is the sequel to Hinshaw's previous historical novel, My Lake at the Center of the World.