Oblivion

Oblivion
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780374708801
ISBN-13 : 0374708800
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Book Synopsis Oblivion by : Héctor Abad

Download or read book Oblivion written by Héctor Abad and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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