Eva Perón

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In this internationally best-selling biography, Alicia Dujovne Ortiz
reveals the truth behind the captivating and undying legend that is
Eva Perón. With access to newly declassified documents and rare
personal testimonies, Ortiz has reconstructed Perón's life from her
troubled, impoverished upbringing to her turbulent marriage and rise
to political icon as the wife of Argentine dictator Juan Perón. Eva
Perón is perhaps the most penetrating and comprehensive biography
of the mysterious woman known to all as Evita.
INTERNATIONAL PRAISE FOR
Eva Perón
"Ortiz knows how to separate the myth of the saint from
the myth of the power-hungry prostitute and to discover under
Eva Perón's masks the real person and all her mysteries."
—Monde et Vie
"The art of Alicia Dujovne Ortiz consists precisely
of the juxtaposition of the multiple facets of the complicated
Eva Perón, without ever choosing between only
the 'dark myth' and the 'light myth/ "
—Lire
"In Eva Perón, Ortiz... Tovább

Fülszöveg

In this internationally best-selling biography, Alicia Dujovne Ortiz
reveals the truth behind the captivating and undying legend that is
Eva Perón. With access to newly declassified documents and rare
personal testimonies, Ortiz has reconstructed Perón's life from her
troubled, impoverished upbringing to her turbulent marriage and rise
to political icon as the wife of Argentine dictator Juan Perón. Eva
Perón is perhaps the most penetrating and comprehensive biography
of the mysterious woman known to all as Evita.
INTERNATIONAL PRAISE FOR
Eva Perón
"Ortiz knows how to separate the myth of the saint from
the myth of the power-hungry prostitute and to discover under
Eva Perón's masks the real person and all her mysteries."
—Monde et Vie
"The art of Alicia Dujovne Ortiz consists precisely
of the juxtaposition of the multiple facets of the complicated
Eva Perón, without ever choosing between only
the 'dark myth' and the 'light myth/ "
—Lire
"In Eva Perón, Ortiz surpasses the myth in this avenging,
sentimental, and political epic An extraordinary work."
—Elle
Eva Perón continues, even decades after
her death, to captivate millions with
her legend. No other female political
leader in the twentieth century—not Margaret
Thatcher, not Indira Gandhi, not Golda Meir,
not even Eleanor Roosevelt—is surrounded by
more mythology and romantic lore than Eva
Perón, the power-obsessed bride of Argentine
dictator Juan Perón.
Now, in this best-selling biography, French
and Argentine journalist Alicia Dujovne Ortiz
examines the mythology that surrounds Eva
Perón as she penetrates the complexities behind
Perón's ever-lasting allure.
Born in 1919, the illegitimate daughter of
destitute Argentine farmers, Eva Duarte spent her
adolescence aspiring to the grand and glorious
fame of the theater. At the first opportunity, she
fled the deprivation of her origins and the back-
waters of her poor village for the glittering lights
of Buenos Aires. However, because she lacked
both formal training and talent to be an actress,
Eva quickly realized that it would take many
years of hardship for even a small chance at becom-
ing the star of her generation. It was during this
time of disillusion that Eva met Juan Perón.
Abandoning her pursuit of stardom, Eva
concentrated all of her efforts on helping the
future dictator of Argentina ascend politically.
Her theatrical ambition was substituted with
the desire not only to launch her husband's
career, but to remake herself as a figure of prov-
idence for the millions of impoverished workers
of her country.
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Despite the international fame Eva Perón
achieved in her lifetime, much of her real life
story remains shrouded in a mystery that has
been distorted through the legends that have
grown up around her. Here, in Eva Perón, Ortiz
is finally able to present a factual portrait and to
examine the rumors that have surrounded Perón.
With access to the newly declassified
archives of the Perón government, Ortiz has
uncovered new information, including connec-
tions between Juan Perón and the German Nazi
party Taking into account every source of infor-
mation—many never available to any other
previous biographer—Ortiz has tapped into
dozens of personal testimonies, including that
of Father Hernán Benítez, Eva's personal con-
fessor, as well as Eva's own private memoirs.
Never abandoning the Eva Perón legend,
Ortiz draws the perfect balance between Eva
Perón's myth and reality, sainthood and despo-
tism. Eva Perón is both provocative and
impressive in its depth and discovery of one of
the most enigmatic, captivating figures of the
twentieth century. Vissza