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Encyclopedia > The Uncomfortable Dead
The Uncomfortable Dead or
Inconvenient Dead
Eng. trans edition cover
Eng. trans edition cover
Author Paco Ignacio Taibo II & Subcomandante Marcos
Original title Muertos incómodos
Translator Carlos Lopez
Country Mexico
Language Spanish
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher La Jornada & (eng. trans Akashic Books)
Released November 2004
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 268 pp (Eng. trans edition)
ISBN ISBN 1-933354-07-0 (Eng. trans edition)

The Uncomfortable Dead or "Inconvenient Dead") (orig. Spanish Muertos incómodos) is a Mexican novel written in conjunction by guerrilla spokesman Subcomandante Marcos of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation and Mexico City crime writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II. The novel is written in the so-called "four hands" method in which one author writes a chapter or segment of the novel, handing it over to the other author who writes the next chapter or segment in response. The method has been compared to a game of ping pong between the authors. Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born 11 January 1949 in Gijón, Asturias), birth name Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo, is a Mexican writer, politician and academic. ... Subcomandante Marcos in Chiapas Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos (allegedly born June 19, 1957 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico), also known as Delegado Cero in matters concerning the Other Campaign, describes himself as the spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) but, due to his prominence in the EZLN, he is... ¬B+¥?pez can refer to different people: Carlos Antonio López: a Paraguayan politician Carlos López: a Mexican baseball player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... La Jornada is one of Mexico Citys leading daily newspapers. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Look up guerrilla in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Subcomandante Marcos in Chiapas Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos (allegedly born June 19, 1957 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico), also known as Delegado Cero in matters concerning the Other Campaign, describes himself as the spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) but, due to his prominence in the EZLN, he is... The flag of the EZLN. The Tejada Army of National Liberation (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed revolutionary group based in Chiapas, one of the poorest states of Mexico. ... Nickname: Ciudad de los Palacios Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born 11 January 1949 in Gijón, Asturias), birth name Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo, is a Mexican writer, politician and academic. ... Regional competition level table tennis, showing table, net, and player getting ready to return the ball with a winning backhand topspin stroke. ...


The concept for the novel and its unusual writing method was suggested in a letter from Marcos to Taibo II, outlining the "rules and regulations". Within a week of accepting the proposal, the first chapter appeared in La Jornada, an important Mexico City newspaper. The result was nine chapters of material published in La Jornada from November 2004 to February 2005, with the newspaper's editors promising a complete edition of the work in its native Spanish language by reputed Spanish language publisher Editorial Planeta. The novel will also be released in book format in Italy, France, United States, Greece and Turkey. La Jornada is one of Mexico Citys leading daily newspapers. ... November 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: November 2004 in sports November 2004 in science Events Deaths in November • 30 Pierre Berton • 29 John Drew Barrymore • 26 Bill Alley • 24 Arthur Hailey • 23 Rafael Eitan • 18 Bobby Frank Cherry • 16 John... February 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Pope John Paul II is taken to a hospital suffering from a serious case of influenza. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ...


The novel tells the parallel tales of a missing Zapatista woman who flees her husband to better herself and of a detective in Mexico City who loves the city and the rooftops of the buildings.


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