An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
498. Evita: The Mystery of the Missing Body (Part 5)
September 25, 2024
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Tomas Martínez
Context:
Described as a 'brilliant novel, very creepy, weird novel by an Argentine writer' that came out in 1996, telling the story of what happens to Evita's embalmed body. The hosts discuss whether the novel may have elaborated or fabricated certain details.
Author: Plutarch
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Mentioned as Peron's favourite writer. Peron introduced both Evita and later Nelly Rivas to Plutarch's biographies, getting them private tutors and encouraging them to read his works.
Author: Joseph Page
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Referenced as 'Peron's biographer' and 'Peron's academic biographer' multiple times. His biography is cited regarding whether Evita would have made a difference to Peron's conflict with the Catholic Church, and later regarding the credibility of the warlock's occult rituals.
Author: José López Rega
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Described as López Rega's 'masterwork' about spiritualism, which he claimed was 'dictated to him by the angel Gabriel while he was asleep.'
Author: Graham Greene
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Referenced when discussing what role Tom might play in Argentine politics of the 1970s - comparing him to a character in Greene's novel who is 'taken hostage by mistake.'
Author: Nicholas Fraser and Marisa Navarro
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Referenced as 'Evita's biographers' at the end of the episode, quoted regarding the fear that Evita's body might disappear and the myth of the woman would reappear.