From one of the greatest living South American novelists comes a stunning novel exploring the aftermath of the Peruvian Civil War against the "Shining Path"—part detective story, part tale of revisited despair
Adrián Ormache, a high-flying lawyer with a beautiful wife and two daughters, leads a privileged and glamorous life in one of Lima's wealthiest neighborhoods. But when his mother dies, he discovers a letter among her possessions making shocking claims about her now long-dead husband, Adrián's father—a commander in the army during the Peruvian Civil War of the 1980s. As well as being linked to atrocities committed against the "Shining Path" guerrillas, it appears that he also kidnapped and kept a local girl, whose family now seeks retribution. Shocked out of his comfortable existence, Adrián becomes obsessed with finding the girl at the heart of the mystery, and sets out to face the harrowing realities of Peru's recent past and uncover the truth about his father.

The Blue Hour

Literature & Fiction

CUETO, ALONSO

Contemporary

RANDOM HOUSE UK

A stunning, prize-winning novel exploring the aftermath of the Peruvian Civil War, by one of the greatest living South American writers. Adrian Ormache is a prosperous lawyer living in Lima. He has the perfect life: a great career, beautiful wife, two doting and intelligent daughters. But when his mother dies a series of events devastate his entire view of the past, his parents, and his country. Adrian's mother leaves a letter indicating that she was being blackmailed. Confused, Adrian talks to his brother, who tells him that their long dead father Colonel Ormache, who led military operations against the 'Shining Path' guerrillas during the terrible Peruvian Civil War of the 1980's, was not quite the hero Adrian had always considered him to be: he routinely had POWs and civilian women raped, tortured and executed. His mother's blackmailer is revealed to be one of the Colonel's former subordinates. When Adrian confronts him the man gives him the name of the one

Genre Fiction

The Wind Traveler showcases the mesmerizing storytelling of Alonso Cueto at the top of his career. At the heart of his latest work is a seemingly ordinary man named Ángel, who sells kitchenware at a store in Lima. In the early 1990s, he had served as an army soldier, engaging in brutal acts whose aftermath still reverberates. He is forced to reckon with his past when a woman he was instructed to kill enters the store and buys a few items. How can she still be alive? What's more, how can she not recognize Ángel? Remarkably, she asks him to deliver her purchases to her house. From this moment, Ángel feels compelled to make amends through any means necessary, even if it requires sacrificing his life of quiet retirement. A stirring tribute to the wounded souls who yearn to make peace with the past, The Wind Traveler offers a new vision of the fragile human connections that sustain a deeply fractured world.

The Wind Traveler: A Novel (Latin American Literature in Translation)

University of Texas Press

PASAJERA, LA / REDENCION 2

Tusquets

Palabras de otro lado

Galaxia Gutenberg, S.L.

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Grandes miradas (Spanish Edition)

Editorial Anagrama

El doctor Adrian Omache es un abogado prospero que vive en una zona acomodada de Lima. Tiene un buen sueldo, un trabajo estable y una encantadora familia. Ha visto a su padre pocas veces, y escuchado sus hazanas como oficial de la marina. Despues de su muerte se entera, que habia estado a cargo de un cuartel durante la guerra de Sendero Luminoso, y que ordenaba torturas y mandaba a violar y ejecutar a las prisioneras. Pero hubo una a la que el padre le perdono la vida y luego se escapo. Adrian se propone conocerla.

La hora azul (Spanish Edition)

Literary

El juez Guido Pazos se ha enfrentado a la corrupcion en el Peru de Vladimiro Montesinos. Cuando Guido es asesinado, su novia Gabriela decide tomar venganza. Para hacerlo debe convocar a los fantasmas de su ninez. En el proceso, Gabriela descubre su zona de penumbra y de violencia interior. Su vida se convierte en una busqueda delirante de los confines de la moral. Al rastrear a los autores de la muerte de Guido, se sumerge en aquello que siempre habia rechazado: el sexo, la violencia y las mentiras. El rencor aparece ante ella como un balsamo que la va a redimir de la injusticia del mundo. Basada en hechos reales, Fujimori y Montesinos aparecen como personajes en esta novela, la historia de una conciencia llevada a los limites de la exploracion del mal, y tambien la muestra de como la vocacion de justicia puede prevalecer en los peores momentos de la historia.

La hora azul (Mapa de las lenguas)

Random House]

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The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour

The Wind Traveler: A Novel (Latin American Literature in Translation)

PASAJERA, LA / REDENCION 2

Palabras de otro lado

Grandes miradas (Spanish Edition)

La hora azul (Spanish Edition)

La hora azul (Spanish Edition)

Grandes miradas (Spanish Edition)

La hora azul (Mapa de las lenguas)