Los vigilantes
By: Diamela Eltit.
Publisher: Editorial Sudamericana Chilena
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Santiago, Chile
Language: spa
Number of pages: 130
Description: The story of a the mother of a troubled teenage boy, told through her letters to the boy's father. They live in a time of a repressive dictatorship, marked by a pervasive feeling of being watched. The mother takes in homeless families, inspite of her fear that this will somehow be used against her.