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Oblivion
Now the basis for the acclaimed film Memories of My Father, directed by Fernando Trueba. "An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America." —El País Héctor Abad's Oblivion is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the author's father, Héctor Abad Gómez, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his murder by paramilitaries in 1987. Twenty years in the writing, it paints an unforgettable picture of a man who followed his conscience and paid for it with his life during one of the darkest periods in Latin America's recent history.
Oblivion
Oblivion is a heartbreaking tribute to the author's father, Hector Abad Gomez, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his murder by paramilitaries in 1987. Twenty years in the writing, it paints an unforgettable picture of a man who followed his conscience and paid for it with his life during one of the darkest periods in Latin America's recent history. Transcending the political, it also shines as one of the most exquisitely written accounts of profound love between a father and son that modern literature has to offer.
Recipes for Sad Women
A book of ambiguous genre and delicate, playful wisdom, Recipes for Sad Women is not a novel and not a cookbook. But should you wish to know what food to prepare in the case of sobbing or of nervousness, what the closest thing to dinosaur meat is (and therefore the best remedy for guilt), or what to eat when you are perfectly healthy and enjoying reciprocated love, you will find no better collection of recipes on the market. An acclaimed novelist, essayist, journalist and translator, Abad's eccentric, sensual and wry guide is neither unserious, nor entirely plausible in its advice. Elegant, melancholic, funny and full of morsels of insight, it is deftly and movingly instructional on the proper appreciation of sadness.
Oblivion
An account of the author's father: a Colombian doctor who fought against oppression and social inequality and who was murdered by paramilitaries in 1987.
The Farm
Closely knit Colombian siblings' internal rifts threaten to tear apart the hard-won legacy their father fought to establish against guerilla and paramilitary violence. An intimate and transgressive novel that confirms Héctor Abad as one of the great writers of Latin American literature today. Pilar, Eva, and Antonio Ángel are the last heirs of La Oculta, a farm hidden in the mountains of Colombia. The land has survived several generations. It is the landscape of their happiest memories but it is also where they have had to face the siege of violence and terror, restlessness and flight. In The Farm, Héctor Abad illuminates the vicissitudes of a family and of a people, as well as of the voices of these three siblings, recounting their loves, fears, desires, and hopes, all against a dazzling backdrop. We enter their lives at the moment when they are about to lose the paradise on which they built their dreams and their reality.
Lo que fue presente
«Parece que no soy capaz de ser, si es que pretendo ser algo. No soy nada: un escritor que no escribe nada, salvo un diario. Un amante que no es capaz de amar. Un padre que no ejerce.Un marido lejano». Los diarios íntimos de Héctor Abad Faciolince pueden leerse como una novela de formación. Aquí se incluyen los que van desde finales de 1985 (cuando era un estudiante de 27 años) hasta la publicación de su libro más aclamado, El olvido que seremos, en 2006. En ellos se relatan las angustias de alguien que, aunque quería ser escritor, escribía muy poca ficción y mucho sobre sus obsesiones, sus amores y sus dificultades en la vida cotidiana. Abad quería dejar escrito, al menos, que ...
Suntem deja uitarea ce vom fi
Cred că Abad Faciolince este unul dintre cei mai buni romancieri pe care îi avem astăzi în America Latină. Primul său roman pe care l-am citit a fost tocmai Suntem deja uitarea ce vom fi – o carte șocantă, originală, stimulantă, creativă. Mi-am dat seama atunci că sunt pus față în față cu un scriitor magnific. Mario Vargas Llosa O carte zguduitoare și necesară, de un curaj și o onestitate zdrobitoare. Uneori m-am întrebat cum de-a avut Abad Faciolince forța să o scrie. – Javier Cercas Cartea lui Abad Faciolince este la fel de caldă, generoasă și plină de înțelepciune precum omul pe care îl descrie, iar în studiul său asupra bolilor trecute din Columbia, au...
El olvido que seremos / Memories of My Father
Ahora con película de Fernando Trueba. La obra maestra de Héctor Abad Faciolince, uno de los libros fundamentales de la literatura contemporánea en español. El 25 de agosto de 1987 Héctor Abad Gómez, médico y activista en pro de los derechos humanos, es asesinado en Medellín por los paramilitares. El olvido que seremos es su biografía 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 últimos cincuenta años. Esta novela de Héctor Abad Faciolince ha sido ganadora del Premio WOLA-Duke en Derechos Humanos en Estados Unidos y del Prémio Criaçao Literária Cas...
Somos o esquecimento que seremos
A obra-prima do escritor colombiano é um comovente tributo à memória pessoal, familiar e política do seu pai. Um dos romances latino-americanos mais celebrados do século XXI. Prémio de Criação Literária da Casa da América Latina (Portugal) Prémio WOLA-Duke de Direitos Humanos (EUA) «Creio que o único motivo por que fui capaz de continuar a escrever todos estes anos e de entregar os meus escritos à imprensa foi saber que o meu pai teria desfrutado mais do que ninguém com a leitura destas páginas minhas que nunca pôde ler. Que não lerá nunca. É um dos paradoxos mais tristes da minha vida: quase tudo o que escrevi foi escrito para alguém que não me pode ler.» A 25 de Agos...
