{"product_id":"oblivion-a-memoir-9780374533939","title":"Oblivion: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow the basis for the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eMemories of My Father\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Fernando Trueba. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--El País\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHéctor Abad's \u003ci\u003eOblivion \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the author's father, Héctor Abad Gómez, 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 America's recent history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHéctor Abad is one of Colombia's leading writers. Born in 1958, he grew up in Medellín, where he studied medicine, philosophy, and journalism. After being expelled from university for writing a defamatory text against the Pope, he moved to Italy before returning to his homeland in 1987.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514079940882,"sku":"9780374533939","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_398ea630-ebfd-49f8-9302-7bfb576c7829.jpg?v=1730972696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oblivion-a-memoir-9780374533939","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}