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The ministry of special cases

Paperback • 2007 • English • 1. edition

The ministry of special cases

By Nathan Englander

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About the book

Kaddish Poznan chips the names off gravestones for a living, removing traces of disreputable ancestors for their more respectable kin. His wife Lillian works in insurance, earning money when people live longer than they fear. Set in a tumultuous Buenos Aires on the cusp of a military coup, the couple's own tumultuous relationship is held together by their role as parents dedicated to a teenage son. As Argentina's Dirty War unfolds around them, it threatens to overwhelm the infectious, mad energy...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780571235421

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2007

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The ministry of special cases

Format

Paperback

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