Helen Benedict explora las historias ocultas de la guerra de Irak a través de la ficción

La autora Helen Benedict habla sobre su novela 'The Soldier’s House', el segundo volumen de su trilogía sobre la guerra de Irak, en una entrevista reciente. Partiendo de su investigación de no ficción sobre las experiencias de las mujeres soldado, Benedict utiliza la ficción para profundizar en los traumas tácitos de la guerra. El libro se centra en veteranos estadounidenses y refugiados iraquíes que intentan rehacer sus vidas tras el conflicto.

Helen Benedict, cuyo libro de no ficción de 2009 'The Lonely Soldier' sacó a la luz el abuso sexual al que se enfrentaron las mujeres que sirvieron en Irak entre 2003 y 2006, ha recurrido a la ficción para capturar las historias internas que no se pudieron decir en las entrevistas. 'Casi todas las mujeres que entrevisté... habían sido acosadas o agredidas sexualmente sin descanso por sus propios compañeros', señaló Benedict, destacando cómo los silencios, las lágrimas y las bromas durante aquellas conversaciones inspiraron su enfoque narrativo. Su trabajo influyó en el documental de 2012 'The Invisible War'.

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