THE MINISTRY OF SPECIAL CASES by Nathan Englander 特案部长
- 作者
- 出版社 Vintage, New York
- 出版时间 2008年1月 第1版
- ISBN 9780307389725
- 定价 60.00
内容简介
Fromitsunforgettableopeningsceneinthedarknessofaforgot-tencemeteryinBuenosAires,NathanEnglander'sdebutnovelTheMinistryofSpecialCasescastsapowerfulspell.IntheheartofArgentina'sDirtyWar,KaddishPoznanstruggleswithasonwhowon'taccepthim;strivesforawifewhoforeversaveshim;andspendshisnightsprotectingthegoodnameofacommunitythatdenieshisexistence.Whenthenightmareofthedisappearedchil-drenbringsthePoznanfamilytoitsknees,theyarethrustintotheunyieldingcorridorsoftheMinistryofSpecialCases,aterrifying,byzantinerefugeoflastresort.Throughthedevastationofasinglefamily,Englanderbrilliantlycapturesthegriefofanation.
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