by Héctor Abad Faciolince · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432212420
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«El olvido que seremos» is the literary novel by Héctor Abad Faciolince, published by Seix Barral in paperback (280 pages, in Spanish).
The book evokes the figure of the physician Héctor Abad Gómez, the author's father, and his commitment to human rights in Medellín, where he was murdered. It alternates family portraiture and childhood memory with the pain of a loss that marked Colombia.
The work belongs to the Biblioteca Breve collection. It was published on 18 September 2007 in Spain and received the 2012 Literary Prize for Human Rights.
A narrative for those interested in memoirs, biographies and Latin American literature, intertwining family and Colombia's historical memory.
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.
