The Ministry of Special Cases

The Ministry of Special Cases - Paperback

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The Ministry of Special Cases

The Ministry of Special Cases - Paperback

by Nathan Englander
$20.00
Sale price  $20.00 Regular price 

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by Nathan Englander (Author)

From its unforgettable opening scene in the darkness of a forgotten cemetery in Buenos Aires, the debut novel from the Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges casts a powerful spell.

In the heart of Argentina's Dirty War, Kaddish Poznan struggles with a son who won't accept him; strives for a wife who forever saves him; and spends his nights protecting the good name of a community that denies his existence. When the nightmare of the disappeared children brings the Poznan family to its knees, they are thrust into the unyielding corridors of the Ministry of Special Cases, a terrifying, byzantine refuge of last resort. Through the devastation of a single family, Englander brilliantly captures the grief of a nation.

Author Biography

Nathan Englander is the author of the novel The Ministry of Special Cases and the story collections For the Relief of Unbearable Urges and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, a winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter.

Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2008
Award: Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize (2007)
ISBN9780375704444
Author Nathan Englander
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2008
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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