by Héctor Abad Faciolince · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420426402
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«El olvido que seremos» is the fictionalised biography written by Héctor Abad Faciolince, published by Alfaguara in paperback (328 pages, in Spanish).
«El olvido que seremos» reconstructs the life of Héctor Abad Gómez, a Colombian doctor and activist murdered in Medellín in 1987; his son, Héctor Abad Faciolince, wrote it from family memories. The work portrays a man committed to human rights and also reflects the violence that marked Colombia for decades.
«El olvido que seremos» was awarded the WOLA-Duke Human Rights Prize and the Prémio Criaçao Literária Casa da America Latina de Portugal, and was adapted into film by Fernando Trueba.
A reading recommended for those interested in memoirs, biographies and narrative on Colombia's recent history.
Héctor Abad Faciolince is a Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor who also holds Spanish citizenship. Abad is considered one of the most talented post-Latin American Boom writers in Latin American literature. Abad is best known for his bestselling novel Angosta and, more recently, El Olvido que Seremos.
