K (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781909014077)

A remarkable novel written by the Brazilian journalist Bernardo Kucinski. K is the story of a father who searches desperately for his daughter, 'disappeared' during the military dictatorship in Brazil. The father is himself a refugee from Poland in the 1930s. He is racked by feelings of guilt--that because he was immersed in his Yiddish writing and scholarship, he did not really know his daughter or the danger that threatened her. The novel is based on a true story - the disappearance of Kucinski's younger sister in 1973. As the author says, 'Everything in this book is invented but almost everything happened'. The first Brazilian edition sold out in a few weeks, and the novel has been shortlisted for literary awards in Brazil and Portugal. Most recently it has been short-listed for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2015.

Author: Bernardo Kucinski
ISBN-10: 1909014079
ISBN-13: 9781909014077
Publisher: Latin America Bureau (Lab)
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2013
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d