{"product_id":"autopsy-of-a-father-paperback","title":"Autopsy of a Father - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePascale Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Bononno\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Kramer's body of work is] precise and sumptuous . . . a song of emotion, but with a great lucidity about the humanity of simple people.\"--\u003cb\u003eSwiss Federal Office of Culture, Swiss Grand Prize for Literature citation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You need to read Pascale Kramer's books because they take you on a journey. You board a small ship that enters the human body, and what you felt while reading follows you for days after you've closed the book.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (France) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Restrained, chiseled, implacable, the novels of Pascale Kramer perfectly master the art of creating a diffuse discomfort. Poignant.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Switzerland) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a young woman returns to her childhood home after her estranged father's death, she begins to piece together the final years of his life. What changed him from a prominent left-wing journalist to a bitter racist who defended the murder of a defenseless African immigrant? Kramer exposes a country gripped by intolerance and violence to unearth the source of a family's fall from grace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Paris and its suburbs, and inspired by the real-life scandal of a French author and intellectual, \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of a Father\u003c\/i\u003e blends sharp observations about familial dynamics with resonant political and philosophical questions, taking a scalpel to the racism and anti-immigrant sentiment spreading just beneath the skin of modern society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePascale Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e, recipient of the 2017 Swiss Grand Prize for Literature, is the author of fourteen books, including three novels published in English: \u003ci\u003eThe Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of a Father\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a finalist for the La Closerie des Lilas, Ouest-France, and Orange du Livre prizes. Born in Geneva, she has worked in Los Angeles, and now lives in Paris, where she directs a documentary film festival about children's rights.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePascale Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e, recipient of the 2017 Swiss Grand Prize for Literature, is the author of fourteen books, including three novels published in English: \u003ci\u003eThe Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of a Father\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a finalist for the La Closerie des Lilas, Ouest-France, and Orange du Livre prizes. Born in Geneva, she has worked in Los Angeles, and now lives in Paris, where she directs a documentary film festival about children's rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Bononno\u003c\/b\u003e has translated more than two dozen full-length works of fiction and nonfiction from the French and has taught translation at New York University and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is a French-American Foundation Translation Prize finalist and the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. He lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769825722656,"sku":"9781942658245","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d1b703676c63c494a0ea9f241595201.webp?v=1780357738","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/autopsy-of-a-father-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}