K - by Bernardo Kucinski (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>K is the story of a father who searches for his daughter, disappeared during the millitary dictatorship in Brazil. The first Brazillian edition sold out in a few weeks, and was shortlisted for many literary awards.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A masterpiece...unique."--Alipio Freire<br><br>"A remarkable book! One of the best accounts, perhaps the very best, written on the theme of the disappeared."--Vladimir Sachetta<br><br>"A riveting novel and an important historical document....Always gripping."--Richard Got<br><br>"A substantial literary work."--Hamilton Pereira (Pedro Tierra)<br><br>"Few tales have left such an impression on me, both for the tragic force of the narrative and for the feeling of revolt that it arouses."--J. Guinsburg<br><br>"I couldn't stop reading from the first page to the last."--Gilberto Maringoni<br><br>"This important and powerful novel...lyrically translated from the Portuguese. Highly recommended."--Lindsey Hilsum<br>
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