by Imre Kertész · Quaderns Crema · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477274179
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In 'Kaddish for an Unborn Child,' Imre Kertész presents a deep and uncompromising analysis of the trauma of Western civilization, based on his own experience. The author establishes a connection between the shadow of Auschwitz and the impossibility of being a father. Through the voice of a man, Kertész projects a reflection on the collectivity and the human condition. This book, translated by Eloi Castelló Gassol, is an essential work to understand the aftermath of the Holocaust and its impact on identity and existence.
Imre Kertész was a Hungarian author and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". He was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel in Literature. His works deal with themes of the Holocaust, dictatorship, and personal freedom.
