Books by John McCarthy
“I thought it was fascinating that these two men who had been hostages in Lebanon and lived one of the most extreme experiences that humans can endure, came here. Apparently, while they were in Lebanon, they used to fantasize about having a farm in Patagonia…their journey to Chile was, as much as anything, a search for humanity. And my experience of living here and as a storyteller, and the reason I was inspired to write my own book, was definitely also that search for humanity, for answers to questions like, ‘How is it possible that people can be so cruel to each other?’ It’s an eternal mystery and Brian Keenan and John McCarthy were also really interested in it.” Read more...
Natascha Scott-Stokes, Travel Writer
Interviews where books by John McCarthy were recommended
The best books on Chile, recommended by Natascha Scott-Stokes
Chile is a country of extremes says travel writer and translator Natascha Scott-Stokes, who has lived there for nearly two decades. She chooses five books that give a good sense of the country, from a novel by one of Chile’s great writers, to the biography of the folk singer who was brutally murdered after the 1973 military coup.
