Green Fires: Assault on Eden: A Novel of the Ecuadorian Rainforest - Mueller, Marnie
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"Marnie Mueller's Green Fires, set in Ecuador in 1969, dramatizes the first clashes between indigenous peoples and multinational oil companies, a conflict now playing itself out in final battles which may well ultimately determine the fate of the rainforest. Annie Saunders, a disillusioned Kennedy-era Peace Corps volunteer, returns to Ecuador, trying to come to terms with her traumatic experiences there. What she finds instead is a menacing and mysterious trail which she determinedly follows -- ever deeper into the jungle -- uncovering a sinister secret of international dimensions.

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Produktbeschreibung
"Marnie Mueller's Green Fires, set in Ecuador in 1969, dramatizes the first clashes between indigenous peoples and multinational oil companies, a conflict now playing itself out in final battles which may well ultimately determine the fate of the rainforest. Annie Saunders, a disillusioned Kennedy-era Peace Corps volunteer, returns to Ecuador, trying to come to terms with her traumatic experiences there. What she finds instead is a menacing and mysterious trail which she determinedly follows -- ever deeper into the jungle -- uncovering a sinister secret of international dimensions.
Autorenporträt
MARNIE MUELLER is an American novelist. She was born in the Tule Lake Japanese American Segregation Camp during WWII, the child of Caucasian parents protesting the treatment of those incarcerated there. Mueller's work has received numerous awards and citations, including an AMERICAN BOOK AWARD and a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection. She currently lives in New York City.