Oblivion: A Memoir, Abad H. Ctor

An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America. --El Pa s

H ctor Abads Oblivion is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the authors father, H ctor Abad G mez, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his murder by paramilitaries in 1987. Twenty years in the writing, it paints an unforgettable picture of a man who followed his conscience and paid for it with his life during one of the darkest periods in Latin Americas recent history.