Hector Joaquin Abad Faciolince

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 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.

Hector Joaquin Abad Faciolince

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