| El Olvido Que Seremos / Memories of My Father Contributor(s): Abad Faciolince, Hector (Author) |
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ISBN: 8420426407 ISBN-13: 9788420426402 Publisher: Alfaguara OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 868.640 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ahora con pel cula de Fernando Trueba. La obra maestra de H ctor Abad Faciolince, uno de los libros fundamentales de la literatura contempor nea en espa ol. El 25 de agosto de 1987 H ctor Abad G mez, m dico y activista en pro de los derechos humanos, es asesinado en Medell n por los paramilitares. El olvido que seremos es su biograf a novelada, escrita por su propio hijo. Un relato desgarrador y emocionante sobre la familia, que refleja, al tiempo, el infierno de la violencia que ha golpeado Colombia en los ltimos cincuenta a os. Esta novela de H ctor Abad Faciolince ha sido ganadora del Premio WOLA-Duke en Derechos Humanos en Estados Unidos y del Pr mio Cria ao Liter ria Casa da America Latina de Portugal. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Soon to be a movie by Fernando Trueba. H ctor Abad Faciolince's masterpiece, one of the fundamental books in contemporary Spanish-language literature. On August 25, 1987, H ctor Abad G mez, doctor and human rights activist, is murdered by paramilitaries in Medell n. Oblivion: A Memoir is his biographical novel, written by his own son. A heartrending, emotional tale about family which at the same time reflects the hellish violence that has buffeted Colombia for the last fifty years. This novel by H ctor Abad Faciolince has won the WOLA-Duke Book Award for Human Rights in the United States and the Casa da America Latina Literary Creation Prize in Portugal. |