Peru. Between the Challenge of Violence and the Dream of What Is Possible
The present book by the French Peruvianist Roland Forgues, "Perú, Entre el desafío de la violencia y el sueño de lo posible" (Peru, Between the Challenge of Violence and the Dream of the Possible), is a significantly valuable contribution during this "dense Peruvian time" marked by a crisis across all national sectors. It brings together a collection of interviews with qualified professionals from different fields: politics, anthropology, medicine, history, sociology, and literature, to name a few. The interview — the structured dialogue — seeks from the individuals questioned their direct opinions, expressed freely and spontaneously. More than a polished essay, more than well-written prose, the interview is an attempt aimed at extracting authentic expression, without the scaffolding and adornment of written text. (Excerpt from the preface).