Weaving between preparations for his father's funeral and memories
of life on both sides of the U.S. - Mexico border, Obed Silva
chronicles his father's alcoholism - a lifelong love that ended
only at his death at the age of forty-eight, having poisoned
himself one Carta Blanca at a time. Addiction respects no borders;
the havoc Silva's father wreaked on his family not only followed
them north, where mother and son moved to escape his violent
drunken rages but would make itself felt even from the grave. With
a wry cynicism; a profane, profound anger; an antic, brutally
honest voice; and a hard-won classical frame of reference, Silva
channels the heartbreak of mourning while wrestling with the
resentment and frustration resulting from addiction. The Death of
My Father the Pope is a fluid and dynamic combination of memoir and
examination of the power of language - and the introduction of a
unique and powerful literary voice.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
