A family's secret library and the Dirty War

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Literature hidden from destruction during Argentina's Dirty War. Siblings Luis and Ana Gerchunoff remember a moment of chaos at home: as children, both of them scrambling to gather and conceal their father's vast library behind a secret wall. It was 1976 when Argentina was under a brutal military dictatorship. Books were blacklisted and burned and people routinely disappeared. Their father was a leftist intellectual - he and his beloved books, which included limited edition poetry by the great Pablo Neruda, were in danger. (This episode was first broadcast in August 2023) Presenter: Clayton Conn Producer: Maryam Maruf Lost & Found theme music by Danny Greenwald Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Ana and Luis Gerchunoff. Credit: Clayton Conn)