| The Ministry of Special Cases Contributor(s): Englander, Nathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375704442 ISBN-13: 9780375704444 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: From the author of the literary sensation "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges" comes a spectacular debut novel set at the height of Argentina's Dirty War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Jewish |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |