Masked Rider

Author: (Mo) Marcos
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Introduction to Subcommandante Marcos, the leader of the Mexican Indigenous movement—the Zapatista movement, known as the "Second Che Guevara." This book is a collection of Marcos's press releases and letters, serving as an important record of the global "Post-Modern Revolution." The writing is highly typical of postmodern style, combining wisdom and humor. Nobel Prize-winning authors Gabriel García Márquez and José Saramago have both praised Marcos's writing. The book features specially selected dialogues between García Márquez and Marcos, as well as Saramago's essays and articles published in major Western and European publications. This legendary figure, dubbed the "Mexican Zorro" by the media, is always seen in disguise, armed, with a cigarette perpetually in his mouth, orchestrating from behind the scenes while delivering eloquent speeches and writing with divine inspiration. From 1994 to the present, he has been regarded as a globally unconventional icon with extraordinary charm. The book includes over 100 rare photographs, all of which are making their debut in the Chinese-speaking world. Professor Dai Jinhua of Peking University has overseen the full translation of the book and written a lengthy preface.