Sara Miró, "Territorio Comanche"

Territorio comanche, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1994)

 

Arturo Pérez-Reverte is a well-known Spanish journalist that used to report at war and conflict zones. In this autobiographic novel he provides the reader with a first-hand view of the Yugoslavian wars (1991-1999), and how news coverage under war conditions was like. He describes the hours he and his cameraman lived prior to the detonation of the bridge Bijelo Polie by the Croats, to prevent further advances of the Bosnian-Muslim army.

This is an eye-opening story that shows the cruel reality of an armed conflict and the harshness of war journalism. Pérez-Reverte succeeds in making the readers feel this reality and question themselves about our indifference towards armed conflicts and those who day after day risk their lives in order to inform the world about it. 

 "“Territorio comanche” is the point where your instinct tells you to stop your car, and turn around, (…) it is that place where even when you don’t see anyone, you know they are looking at you."