The Ministry of Special Cases

From its unforgettable opening scene in the darkness of a forgotten cemetery in Buenos Aires, the debut novel from the Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges casts a powerful spell.

In the heart of Argentina's Dirty War, Kaddish Poznan struggles with a son who won't accept him; strives for a wife who forever saves him; and spends his nights protecting the good name of a community that denies his existence. When the nightmare of the disappeared children brings the Poznan family to its knees, they are thrust into the unyielding corridors of the Ministry of Special Cases, a terrifying, byzantine refuge of last resort. Through the devastation of a single family, Englander brilliantly captures the grief of a nation.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 04/01/2008
ISBN: 9780375704444
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d
Award: Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize - Finalist

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 04/13/2008 pg. 28
Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 118