Ahora con pelcula de Fernando Trueba.La obra maestra de Hctor Abad Faciolince, uno de los libros fundamentales de la literatura contempornea en espaol. El 25 de agosto de 1987 Hctor Abad Gmez, mdico y activista en pro de los derechos humanos, es asesinado en Medelln por los paramilitares. El olvido que seremos es su biografa novelada, escrita por su propio hijo. Un relato desgarrador y emocionante sobre la familia, que refleja, al tiempo, el infierno de la violencia que ha golpeado Colombia en los ltimos cincuenta aos. Esta novela de Hctor Abad Faciolince ha sido ganadora del Premio WOLA-Duke en Derechos Humanos en Estados Unidos y del Prmio Criaao Literria Casa da America Latina de Portugal. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe book that inspired Fernando Trueba's film Memories of My Father.

Hctor Abad Faciolince's masterpiece, one of the fundamental books in contemporary Spanish-language literature. On August 25, 1987, Hctor Abad Gmez, doctor and human rights activist, is murdered by paramilitaries in Medelln. Oblivion: A Memoir is his biographical novel, written by his own son. A heartrending, emotional tale about family which at the same time reflects the hellish violence that has buffeted Colombia for the last fifty years. This novel by Hctor Abad Faciolince has won the WOLA-Duke Book Award for Human Rights in the United States and the Casa da America Latina Literary Creation Prize in Portugal.