{"product_id":"autopsy-of-a-father-9781942658245","title":"Autopsy of a Father","description":"Kramer's body of work is] precise and sumptuous . . . a song of emotion, but with a great lucidity about the humanity of simple people.--\u003cb\u003eSwiss Federal Office of Culture, Swiss Grand Prize for Literature citation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou need to read Pascale Kramer's books because they take you on a journey. You board a small ship that enters the human body, and what you felt while reading follows you for days after you've closed the book.--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (France) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRestrained, chiseled, implacable, the novels of Pascale Kramer perfectly master the art of creating a diffuse discomfort. Poignant.--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Switzerland) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a young woman returns to her childhood home after her estranged father's death, she begins to piece together the final years of his life. What changed him from a prominent left-wing journalist to a bitter racist who defended the murder of a defenseless African immigrant? Kramer exposes a country gripped by intolerance and violence to unearth the source of a family's fall from grace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Paris and its suburbs, and inspired by the real-life scandal of a French author and intellectual, \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of a Father\u003c\/i\u003e blends sharp observations about familial dynamics with resonant political and philosophical questions, taking a scalpel to the racism and anti-immigrant sentiment spreading just beneath the skin of modern society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePascale Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e, recipient of the 2017 Swiss Grand Prize for Literature, is the author of fourteen books, including three novels published in English: \u003ci\u003eThe Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of a Father\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a finalist for the La Closerie des Lilas, Ouest-France, and Orange du Livre prizes. Born in Geneva, she has worked in Los Angeles, and now lives in Paris, where she directs a documentary film festival about children's rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pascale Kramer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671741952156,"sku":"9781942658245","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_38a7e627-f7f8-477e-919a-985008de3223.jpg?v=1603926144","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/autopsy-of-a-father-9781942658245","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}