Carolyn Forché
Praise for What You Have Heard Is True
Once Forché's story gathers momentum, it's hard to let the narrative go . . . Riveting . . . intricate and surprising
The New York Times
Indispensable . . . unflinching . . . Forché offers up a vast human landscape of terror, desperation and perseverance that stretches far beyond mere borders. It's more documentary than self-portrait, more camera tha ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Gripping . . . 'I could just as well write my poetry from the quiet of my own study,' Forché writes, 'but I had known since childhood that human suffering demanded a response, everywhere and always.' A portrait of t ...
The Washington Post
Once Forché's story gathers momentum, it's hard to let the narrative go . . . Riveting . . . intricate and surprising
The New York Times
Indispensable . . . unflinching . . . Forché offers up a vast human landscape of terror, desperation and perseverance that stretches far beyond mere borders. It's more documentary than self-portrait, more camera tha ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Gripping . . . 'I could just as well write my poetry from the quiet of my own study,' Forché writes, 'but I had known since childhood that human suffering demanded a response, everywhere and always.' A portrait of t ...
The Washington Post
Once Forché's story gathers momentum, it's hard to let the narrative go . . . Riveting . . . intricate and surprising
The New York Times
Indispensable . . . unflinching . . . Forché offers up a vast human landscape of terror, desperation and perseverance that stretches far beyond mere borders. It's more documentary than self-portrait, more camera tha ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Gripping . . . 'I could just as well write my poetry from the quiet of my own study,' Forché writes, 'but I had known since childhood that human suffering demanded a response, everywhere and always.' A portrait of t ...
The Washington Post