Oblivion: A Memoir

An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America. --El Pa s

H ctor Abad's Oblivion is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the author's father, H ctor Abad G mez, 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 05/14/2013
ISBN: 9780374533939
Pages: 263
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d