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The Death of My Father the Pope: A Memoir
Obed Silva
The Death of My Father the Pope: A Memoir
The Death of My Father the Pope: A Memoir
Obed Silva
Descripción
A man mourning his alcoholic father faces a choice: whether to pay tribute, lay scorn upon him, or pour a drink.
Weaving between preparations for his father's funeral and memories of life on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, Obed Silva chronicles his father's alcoholism--a lifelong love that ended only at his death at the age of forty-eight, having poisoned himself one Carta Blanca at a time. Addiction respects no borders; the havoc Silva's father wreaked on his family not only followed them north, where mother and son moved to escape his violent drunken rages, but would make itself felt even from the grave. With a wry cynicism; a profane, profound anger; an antic, brutally honest voice; and a hard-won classical frame of reference, Silva channels the heartbreak of mourning while wrestling with the resentment and frustration resulting from addiction. The Death of My Father the Pope is a fluid and dynamic combination of memoir and examination of the power of language--and the introduction of a unique and powerful literary voice.Detalles
| Formato | Tapa suave |
| Número de Páginas | 304 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | Picador USA |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2022-12-06 |
| Dimensiones | 8.21" x 5.38" x 0.81" pulgadas |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | No |
| Temas | Familia, Hispano, Latino |
Acerca del Autor
Tobar, Héctor
Héctor Tobar is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and novelist. He is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestseller, Deep Down Dark, as well as The Barbarian Nurseries, Translation Nation, and The Tattooed Soldier. Héctor is also a contributing writer for the New York Times opinion pages and an associate professor at the University of California, Irvine. He's written for The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times and other publications. His short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, L.A. Noir, Zyzzyva, and Slate. The son of Guatemalan immigrants, he is a native of Los Angeles, where he lives with his family.Silva, Obed
Obed Silva was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States as a toddler. After years in the gang lifestyle--which left him paralyzed from the waist down, the result of a gunshot wound--he discovered the power of book learning, earned a master's degree in medieval literature, and is now a respected English professor at East Los Angeles College. The Death of My Father the Pope is his first book.Garantía & Otros
| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.259 kg |
| SKU: | 9781250858900 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 06/11/23 |
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