Marcelo Figueras

Kamchatka

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Winner of the 2012 Premio Valle Translation Prize
Shortlisted for the 2011 INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE
In the forecourt of a petrol station outside of Buenos Aires, a father says goodbye to his son: 'Kamchatka,' he whispers softly into his ear. And then they part, forever.
A ten-year-old boy lives in world of Superman comics and games of Risk — a world in which men have superpowers and boys can conquer the globe on a board game. But in the outside world, a military junta have taken power; and amid a political climate of fear and intimidation, people are beginning to disappear without trace…
Kamchatka is a heartbreaking novel; set in Argentina during the bloody coup d'etat of 1976, it tells the enchanting story of a young boy trying to make sense of a world during a time of extraordinary upheaval.
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281 printed pages
Copyright owner
Bookwire
Original publication
2011
Publication year
2011
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  • Сергей Грудининshared an impression3 years ago

    I read the book with pleasure. Was in full resonance with the author. Very useful for parent's. I feel shrill love to my relations. Thanks.

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    We’re all born with the right equipment, but we’re not born with instructions for how to use it.’
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    Anything worth knowing, he said, had to be learned.
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    Life may not be fair, but it has its moments.
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