Voice of Fire: Communiques and Interviews from the Zapatista National Liberation Army

by Subcomandante Marcos, EZLN, Ben Clarke (Editor)

Voice of Fire presents the critical communiqués and perspectives of the first guerrilla movement to emerge in Latin America in the post-Cold War era. This book puts us inside the minds of Indigenous peoples and Mexicans who are raising fundamental questions about the current political and social order in North America. Subcomandante Marcos' commentaries are written with a passion and commitment reminiscent of Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins of Latin America. [Roger Burbach author of Fire in the Americas ] Originally published in 1994 (and reissued in 2000 with a new afterword) this was one of the first books to both print the early EZLN communiques, and interview some of the major players including Commandante Ramona and Major Ana Maria. A classic slice of history in the making, with as many vital lessons for us today as a decade ago.

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2000

About the author

Subcomandante Marcos (date of birth unknown) is the spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), a Mexican rebel movement. In January 1994, he led an army of Mayan farmers into the eastern parts of the Mexican state of Chiapas in protest of the Mexican government's treatment of indigenous peoples.

Marcos is an author, political poet, adroit humorist, and outspoken opponent of capitalism. Marcos has advocated having the Mexican constitution amended to recognize the rights of the country's indigenous inhabitants] The internationally known guerrillero has been described as a "new" and "postmodern" Che Guevara. He is only seen wearing a balaclava, and his true identity remains unknown.