Twilight in Venezuela

“Narrated like a close friend would — with brutal honesty and the emotions of lived experiences — the book provides the inquisitive perspective of a reporter eager to understand the connections that created that reality…At the heart of his writing is the idea of providing a deeper and more nuanced understanding of a country that lost a quarter of its population in less than a decade — one that goes beyond the images of humanitarian emergencies, crime, repression, and economic collapse.”—Los Angeles Times

“[OsíoCabrices’s] perspective is doubly interesting. On the one hand, he has access to the latest facts as editor of Caracas Chronicles… on the other hand, he’s part of the last generation who grew up in a country that still considered itself a modern democracy…writing as if talking to a friend, he makes frequent pop culture references — about movies, tv shows, and videogames… he offers a portrait of Venezuela that is human, far beyond an academic approach.”

—El País

“It’s not a novel, though in its pages, sometimes the truth seems more like fiction. It’s a testament to country that has dissolved into unkept promises and dashed hopes, a chronicle written from afar but infused with the nostalgia of someone who lived it in the flesh.”—El Informador

“This is not just another book trying to explain Venezuela’s crisis…it’s well-written, by a journalist who doesn’t limit himself to a simple and uncritical account of what happened, nor to his own memories or experiences. Nor is it academic …His voice is raw and direct… it’s a complete and concise synthesis of why and how what happened in Venezuela happened, and how current dictatorship came to be.”—The Objective

“A thoroughly researched and beautiful, deeply personal book, Twilight in Venezuela reads like a page-turner. Osío Cabrices has written a superb account of Venezuela today. This is essential reading!” 

—Ariana Neumann, author of, When Time Stopped

“Rafael Osío Cabrices traces his homeland's quiet collapse from oil-rich democracy to the rise of Chávez, the slow slide into authoritarianism, and the fall of Maduro. Through intimate returns to see his father and friends, the book becomes an unforgettable conversation—rich and clear-eyed—about what it means to feel history force its way into everyday life and scatter everything you knew.”

—Carlos Lizarralde, author of, Venezuela's Collapse