by Shalom Auslander · Blackie Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9788494001925
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«Esperanza: una tragedia» is a contemporary fiction novel by Shalom Auslander, published by Blackie Books in hardback (338 pages, in Spanish).
Solomon Kugel moves with his family to Stockton, a town without history, to start a new life. Solomon's mother acts as if she were Anne Frank; Solomon's therapist, Professor Jove, calls hope a dangerous delusion. In the attic, Kugel finds a woman who claims to be the real Anne Frank.
The translation from English is by Carles Andreu; the original title is 'Hope: A Tragedy'. The novel won the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize and was a finalist for the Thurber Prize.
For readers of contemporary fiction with black humor and satires about memory and the search for happiness.
Shalom Auslander is an American novelist, memoirist, and essayist. He grew up in a strict Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Monsey, New York, where he describes himself as having been "raised like a veal". His writing style is notable for its existentialist themes, biting satire and black humor. His nonfiction often draws comparisons to David Sedaris, while his fiction has drawn comparisons to Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett, and Groucho Marx. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are published around the world.
