My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain

The American debut of one of Granta's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists, My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain is a daring and deeply affecting story of one Argentine family's buried secrets. When a young writer returns home to visit his dying father, he finds himself drawn into an obsessive search for a local man gone missing. As the truth--not only about his father but an entire generation--comes to light, the narrator is forced to confront the ghosts of Argentina's dark political past, as well as long-hidden memories about his own family's history. Powerful and audacious, this semi-autobiographical novel is a thoroughly original story of corruption and responsibility, of history and remembrance, from one of South America's most important new writers.

Author: Patricio Pron
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/11/2014
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.18w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780307745422

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/25/2014 pg. 28
Library Journal 10/01/2014

About the Author
Patricio Pron, born in 1975, is the author of three story collections and four previous novels, and he also works as a translator and critic. His fiction has appeared in Granta, Zoetrope: All-Story and The Paris Review, and has received numerous prizes, including the Juan Rulfo Short Story Prize and the Jaén Novel Prize. He lives in Madrid.