Hades, Argentina by Daniel Loedel Paperback Book

Description: Hades, Argentina by Daniel Loedel An electric literary novel about a man who cannot escape his past - and role - in Argentinas Dirty War praised by Colm Toibin and Kamila Shamsie. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An astonishingly powerful novel about the complex nature of guilt Colm ToibinRemarkable . . . It will stay with me for a very long time Kamila ShamsieA decade after fleeing for his life, a man is pulled back to Argentina by an undying love.In 1976, Tomas Orilla is a medical student in Buenos Aires, where he has moved in hopes of reuniting with Isabel, a childhood crush. But the reckless passion that has long drawn him is leading Isabel ever deeper into the ranks of the insurgency fighting an increasingly oppressive regime. Tomas has always been willing to follow her anywhere, to do anything to prove himself. Yet what exactly is he proving, and at what cost to them both?It will be years before a summons back arrives for Tomas, now living as Thomas Shore in New York. It isnt a homecoming that awaits him, however, so much as an odyssey into the past, an encounter with the ghosts that lurk there and a reckoning with the fatal gap between who he has become and who he once aspired to be. Raising profound questions about the sometimes impossible choices we make in the name of love, Hades, Argentina is a gripping, ingeniously narrated literary debut. Flap A decade after fleeing for his life, a man is pulled back to Argentina by an undying love. In 1976, Tom Author Biography Daniel Loedel is a book editor. For years, he lived in Buenos Aires, where he worked as a translator. Long Description An astonishingly powerful novel about the complex nature of guilt Colm Toibin Remarkable . . . It will stay with me for a very long time Kamila Shamsie A decade after fleeing for his life, a man is pulled back to Argentina by an undying love. In 1976, Tomas Orilla is a medical student in Buenos Aires, where he has moved in hopes of reuniting with Isabel, a childhood crush. But the reckless passion that has long drawn him is leading Isabel ever deeper into the ranks of the insurgency fighting an increasingly oppressive regime. Tomas has always been willing to follow her anywhere, to do anything to prove himself. Yet what exactly is he proving, and at what cost to them both?It will be years before a summons back arrives for Tomas, now living as Thomas Shore in New York. It isnt a homecoming that awaits him, however, so much as an odyssey into the past, an encounter with the ghosts that lurk there and a reckoning with the fatal gap between who he has become and who he once aspired to be. Raising profound questions about the sometimes impossible choices we make in the name of love, Hades, Argentina is a gripping, ingeniously narrated literary debut. Review Quote An astonishingly powerful novel about the complex nature of guilt. It sets the personal against the political with real emotional accuracy and sharp narrative skill- Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn A remarkable novel , as imaginatively bold as it is morally complex. It will stay with me for a very long time - Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire Strange, gorgeous and terrifying - a book for the grievers, and for those of us who wish we could turn back time to remedy past mistakes - and so, for all of us- R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries A remarkable novel, personal and political, elegiac and intimate, with a tenderness and wisdom evident in every passage. A beautiful book - Dinaw Mengestu, author of All Our Names Promotional "Headline" An electric literary novel about a man who cannot escape his past - and role - in Argentinas Dirty War praised by Colm T Details ISBN0349994099 Author Daniel Loedel Year 2022 ISBN-10 0349994099 ISBN-13 9780349994093 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-04-07 UK Release Date 2022-04-07 Pages 304 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Imprint Blackfriars Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-08-22 AU Release Date 2022-08-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136660519;

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