The Jewish Son by Daniel Guebel (Paperback Book)

A breathtaking short novel about the complicated feelings of hate and pity in familial love by an acknowledged Latin American master.\nA brilliant and dark tour de force, Jewish Son presents the delicate archeology of the stubbornness of a boy who demands his parents\u0092 attention. It is a brutal confession of the lies necessary to win a space of approval in a troubled family, a treatise on the excesses of love and the paradoxical lack of affection that is never enough, an accomplished narration of childhood from the point of view of the adult gaze, and a rewriting of Kafka\u0092s Letter to His Father.\nAs his father\u0092s imminent death becomes an ever more concrete reality with surgeries, caregivers, sedatives and his mother grows obsessed with visits to the rabbi and amasses saint cards and Buddhist\n\nThe Jewish Son\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery with Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price advertise;