Eva Perón

Name: Eva Perón
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Nicholas Fraser
ISBN: 9781538483879

Author: Nicholas Fraser, Marysa Navarro

Narrator: Wanda McCaddon

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 12/01/1998

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography

Synopsis

The story begins in a dusty village lost in the Argentine pampas, where a girl, born out of wedlock, scrambles her way to the capital city by the time she is fifteen. It ends with the embalmed corpse of Eva Per├Án being hidden away by nervous politicians for fear that if the working people of Argentina knew where it was buried, it would inspire them to revolution.In between, she became first the actress Eva Duarte, then the mistress of colonel Per├Án, before becoming in October 1945--after the "shirtless ones" had swept Per├Án into office--the president's wife. In the colorful, tumultuous setting of postwar Argentina, she wielded a power, spiritual and practical, that has few parallels outside of hereditary monarchy. She was literally idolized by millions but was hated and feared by many as well once she became Evita, the legend.

About Nicholas Fraser

Nicholas Fraser has worked as a journalist for the London Times, Sunday Times, and the BBC. He coauthored Eva Peron with Marysa Navarro.

About Marysa Navarro

Marysa Navarro is a former professor of history at Dartmouth College. She received her PhD from Columbia University and was appointed resident scholar at the David Rockefeller Institute for Latin American Studies, Harvard University. In addition to coauthoring Eva Peron with Nicholas Fraser, she has published a number of articles about Evita and Peronism.

About Wanda McCaddon

Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jen on July 22, 2014

I bailed after a third of the way through. it was more Peron and the political scene rather than Eva.........more

Goodreads review by Amy on August 20, 2019

The translation is dicey, and the author is not exactly objective, but it's still a fascinating read.......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on November 10, 2018

Eva Peron is a fascinating biography. The former first lady of Argentina is revered much like Princess Diana of England is today. The masses love her. She came from very humble beginnings with a drive to achieve like no other. Born to an unwed mother and in poverty throughout her childhood, she had......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 21, 2016

It was pretty good. The writing was pretty boring, but the subject was interesting as hell though. I wanted to read this because of the play Evita. Of course I wanted to know the real Eva Peron. I just couldn't figure out if she was happy with her life or not. But the part that really bothered me wa......more

Goodreads review by Marcella on September 08, 2013

This book is a translation of the original Spanish publication. It does a decent job of keeping you engaged and wanting to know more about who Eva Peron was. The author also allows you to get to know Juan Peron and his politics. I am certain his wife's causes had much to do with cementing his enduri......more