{"product_id":"autopsy-of-a-father","title":"Autopsy of a Father","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pascale Kramer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Autopsy of a Father\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Set 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658245\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 7.5 Inches, Length: 5 Inches, Weight: 0.45 Pounds, Width: 0.5 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pascale Kramer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53794814460211,"sku":"9781942658245","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/18393043482879.jpg?v=1785905513","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/autopsy-of-a-father","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}