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The Secret in Their Eyes ReviewUsually, before seeing a movie based on a book that I've enjoyed I wonder how the movie could possibly be as good as the book. Here, I had the opposite concern. I had seen the movie The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) and it was tremendous. It received the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2010, an honor that was well-deserved. So, when I picked up the book upon which the screenplay was based I did wonder whether the book would capture my imagination the way the movie did. My concern was fleeting. By the time I read the first few pages I knew that I was about to be entertained and moved by the book.
Set in Argentina, The Secret in Their Eyes tells the story of Benjamin Chaparro. The book opens in 1999 with Chaparro's retirement from his position as a Clerk in the examining magistrate's office in Buenos. Chaparro decides to write a novel based upon a tragic, brutal murder that came across his desk earlier in his career. The murder and its aftermath took place during a turbulent time in Argentina's history, a time that culminated in the "Dirty War", a time of great internal state-supported violence, from 1976 to 1983. The book tells two stories: the story of the murder and its aftermath and the hopelessly unrequited relationship between Chaparro and Irene, a Judge sitting on the bench in Chaparro's court. Argentina's time of troubles provides the political backdrop against which these events play out. I claim no particular knowledge of Argentinean political history and I imagine that there are references in the book that may have been lost on me that others may have spotted. That said, and even though Sacheri was not writing for a foreign audience, the writing was clear enough for me to understand the backdrop to the story.
This brief synopsis cannot begin to convey the qualities of this book. The characterizations were excellent and conveyed Chapparo and all the other players in this `drama' as real people with flaws, insecurities, and the occasional flash of bravery or moral courage. As to the plotting, Sacheri does an excellent job keeping both main plots going. In fact, although I have seen the movie and knew the ending, the writing was good enough to keep me in suspense.
The Secret in Their Eyes tells a compelling story in an admirable fashion. In addition to the human element of the story, I could not help but feel as if I was on the streets and offices of Buenos Aires as I read the book. That is a signal to me both that the author has done a good job of capturing the essence of a place and that the translator has done an excellent job of preserving that essence in another language. I recently read another marvelous book, Kamchatka, set in Argentina during the same time frame. Taken together these two pieces of fiction have provided me with a window (even if a small one) into a different time and place that made the experience of reading it that much more rewarding.
Highly recommended. L. Fleisig
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