Zuzana Greksáková Bücher

„Všetky šťastné rodiny sú si podobné, každá nešťastná rodina je nešťastná svojím spôsobom.“ Afonso Cruz rozohráva túto tézu vychádzajúcu z prvej vety románu Anna Kareninová, jedného z najslávnejších diel svetovej literatúry, vo svojej próze o hľadaní šťastia a lásky a unáša čitateľov do ďalekej Kočinčíny. Román je reflexiou o ľudských rozdieloch, vzdialenosti medzi nami a o subjektívnom, často neopodstatnenom strachu zo všetkého cudzieho. Je to kniha o hraniciach – geografických, ale aj mentálnych, o múroch, ktoré si okolo seba staviame a ktoré nám často bránia naplno žiť, a tak sa naša existencia obmedzuje len na prežívanie.

A Brazilian journalist investigates a network that concealed "The Angel of Death," the notorious Nazi doctor who evaded justice for over thirty years after World War II. Josef Mengele, infamous for his cruel human experiments at Auschwitz, lived as a fugitive for thirty-four years, primarily in Brazil, while being pursued by the Israeli secret service and Nazi hunters until his death in 1979. In Brazil, he crafted a life where he could speak German, uphold his beliefs, and maintain connections with like-minded expatriates. Among those who aided him was Austrian ex-pat Liselotte Bossert, who provided false documents to protect his identity even posthumously. When Mengele's remains were discovered in 1985, Liselotte was teaching at a German school in São Paulo and was abruptly removed from her classroom, leaving her young student, Betina Anton, puzzled. Years later, as a journalist, Betina pursued the mystery and found Liselotte, unaware of the profound depths her investigation would reveal. Translated from Portuguese and grounded in extensive research, including interviews and archival material, this suspenseful narrative delves into the dark legacy of Mengele's experiments and the motivations of a community that shielded one of history's most notorious figures.

"Disarmingly tender and feverishly sad, Gardel's love story is a delirium of a novel that reminds its readers of an uncomfortable truth: that even a life of regret can be a beautiful one."--Patrick Nathan, author of Some Hell FINALIST FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN TRANSLATED LITERATURE A letter has beckoned to Raimundo since he received it over fifty years ago from his youthful passion, handsome Cícero. But having grown up in an impoverished area of Brazil where the demands of manual labor thwarted his becoming literate, Raimundo has long been unable to read. As young men, he and Cícero fell in love, only to have Raimundo's father brutally beat his son when he discovered their affair. Even after Raimundo succeeds in making a life for himself in the big city, he continues to be haunted by this secret missive full of longing from the distant past. Now at age seventy-one, he at last acquires a true education and the ability to access the letter. Exploring Brazil's little-known hinterland as well its urban haunts, this is a sweeping novel of repression, violence, and shame, along with their flip side: survival, endurance, and the ultimate triumph of an unforgettable figure on society's margins. The Words That Remain explores the universal power of the written word and language, and how they affect all our relationships.