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Missionaries (2020)

de Phil Klay

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"Neither Mason, a U.S. Army Special Forces medic, nor Lisette, a foreign correspondent, has emerged from America's long post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan unscathed. Yet war also exerts a terrible draw that neither can shake--the noble calling, the camaraderie, the life-and-death stakes. Where else in the world can such a person go? All roads lead to Colombia, where the US, with its patented fusion of intelligence dominance and quick-striking special operators, has partnered with local government to stamp out a vicious civil war and keep the predatory narco gangs at bay. Mason, now a liaison to the Colombian military, is ready for the good war, and Lisette is more than ready to cover it. For Juan Pablo, Mason's counterpart in the Colombian officer corps, translating reality into a language the Americans can understand requires a cartoonist's gift for caricature, but it's child's play next to the challenge of navigating the viper's nest of factions bidding for power, in the capital and far out in the field. And if Juan Pablo's view is dark, the outlook of Abel, a lieutenant in the militia Los Mil Jesuses, which controls territory in rural Norte de Santander, a region on the Venezuelan border where the writ of law scarcely runs, is positively Stygian. Abel has lost everything he loves in the carnage that for his entire life has flowed unceasingly in this region, where the lines between drug cartels, militias, and the state are semi-permeable. It is Abel's cruel fate to find safety only by serving a man he has come to fear and loathe. Missionaries is an astonishment, a novel of extraordinary suspense whose central, unsparing drama is infused by a geopolitical sophistication and a wisdom about the human heart that would be rare even in isolation. As Los Mil Jesuses make their move to fill a power vacuum in Norte de Santander, aided and abetted by the Colombian military for its own reasons, the Americans are made pawns of a game they don't even begin to understand. The result is an unfolding calamity that will leave no character unscathed, and will echo across the planet. A work whose accomplishment calls forth comparisons to Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, and Robert Stone, Missionaries ultimately stands apart as its own electrifying new form of artistic reckoning with the forces we have unleashed in our world"--… (mais)
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This was a hard book. I had read Klay's collection of short stories about Iraq "Redeploment" and totally enjoyed it(I won the National Book Award). so I wanted to read his first novel. Although this is not a subject matter that I normally read about, I chose it because of his first book. This was a well researched novel that dealt with a very serious subject matter. Namely, global warfare in the 21st century. It centers around Columbia in the months proceeding the vote on the settlement between FARC and the Columbian government meant to put an end to 50 years of violence. It is told through 4 main characters. Abel, a Columbian ex paramilitary, Lisette an American war correspondent, Mason an American soldier, and Juan Pablo a Columbian army officer. Klay does a good job of portraying 1st person narratives from each character against the backdrop of the Afghanistan, Iraq, and Columbian conflicts. You see the brutality of the war but you also the development of a global military group that consists of career soldiers and a growing number of contractors. There is more an allegiance to conflict than to the actual ideology that supports the conflict. Klay's problem is putting everything together. There is way too much detail and assumption of knowledge on the part of the reader. Because of the seriousness of the subject matter I felt a need to finish the book. It really felt more like a non-fiction description of reality wrapped in a fictional package in order to make it more palatable to the reader. My biggest takeaway was the knowledge I gained about the conflict in Columbian and how it continues despite the agreement with FARC. As always books like this increase your empathy with the non-military people that have to deal with the never ending violence. An educational book that is worthwhile for gaining knowledge but not an ultimate page turner. I do strongly recommend " Redeployment" which does a great job about the war in an Iraq and in an entertaining way. ( )
  nivramkoorb | Feb 12, 2021 |
A gratifyingly grim look at modern warfare. Reminded me a lot of Say Nothing, with the blurred lines between goodies and baddies. The plot zips along well enough but I’ll remember the mood a lot more than the characters. ( )
  alexrichman | Jan 21, 2021 |
I was not as engaged in this novel as I had hoped. It felt disorganized, although since chaos is part of war that may have been deliberate. Set in Latin America, the Middle East, and the US, the author paints a picture of the traits of war which are both universal and particular to geographic location. Meh. ( )
  hemlokgang | Dec 2, 2020 |
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"Neither Mason, a U.S. Army Special Forces medic, nor Lisette, a foreign correspondent, has emerged from America's long post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan unscathed. Yet war also exerts a terrible draw that neither can shake--the noble calling, the camaraderie, the life-and-death stakes. Where else in the world can such a person go? All roads lead to Colombia, where the US, with its patented fusion of intelligence dominance and quick-striking special operators, has partnered with local government to stamp out a vicious civil war and keep the predatory narco gangs at bay. Mason, now a liaison to the Colombian military, is ready for the good war, and Lisette is more than ready to cover it. For Juan Pablo, Mason's counterpart in the Colombian officer corps, translating reality into a language the Americans can understand requires a cartoonist's gift for caricature, but it's child's play next to the challenge of navigating the viper's nest of factions bidding for power, in the capital and far out in the field. And if Juan Pablo's view is dark, the outlook of Abel, a lieutenant in the militia Los Mil Jesuses, which controls territory in rural Norte de Santander, a region on the Venezuelan border where the writ of law scarcely runs, is positively Stygian. Abel has lost everything he loves in the carnage that for his entire life has flowed unceasingly in this region, where the lines between drug cartels, militias, and the state are semi-permeable. It is Abel's cruel fate to find safety only by serving a man he has come to fear and loathe. Missionaries is an astonishment, a novel of extraordinary suspense whose central, unsparing drama is infused by a geopolitical sophistication and a wisdom about the human heart that would be rare even in isolation. As Los Mil Jesuses make their move to fill a power vacuum in Norte de Santander, aided and abetted by the Colombian military for its own reasons, the Americans are made pawns of a game they don't even begin to understand. The result is an unfolding calamity that will leave no character unscathed, and will echo across the planet. A work whose accomplishment calls forth comparisons to Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, and Robert Stone, Missionaries ultimately stands apart as its own electrifying new form of artistic reckoning with the forces we have unleashed in our world"--

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