{"product_id":"9781942658252","title":"Autopsy of a Father","description":"“[Kramer’s body of work is] precise and sumptuous . . . a song of emotion, but with a great lucidity about the humanity of simple people.” —\u003cb\u003eSwiss Federal Office of Culture, Swiss Grand Prize for Literature citation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You need to read Pascale Kramer’s books because they take you on a journey. You board a small ship that enters the human body, and what you felt while reading follows you for days after you’ve closed the book.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  (France)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Restrained, chiseled, implacable, the novels of Pascale Kramer perfectly master the art of creating a diffuse discomfort. Poignant.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Switzerland)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young woman returns to her childhood home after her estranged father’s death, she begins to piece together the final years of his life. What changed him from a prominent left-wing journalist to a bitter racist who defended the murder of a defenseless African immigrant? Kramer exposes a country gripped by intolerance and violence to unearth the source of a family’s fall from grace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in Paris and its suburbs, and inspired by the real-life scandal of a French author and intellectual, \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of a Father\u003c\/i\u003e blends sharp observations about familial dynamics with resonant political and philosophical questions, taking a scalpel to the racism and anti-immigrant sentiment spreading just beneath the skin of modern society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePascale Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e, recipient of the 2017 Swiss Grand Prize for Literature, is the author of fourteen books, including three novels published in English: \u003ci\u003eThe Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of a Father\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a finalist for the La Closerie des Lilas, Ouest-France, and Orange du Livre prizes. Born in Geneva, she has worked in Los Angeles, and now lives in Paris, where she directs a documentary film festival about children’s rights.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166034247920,"sku":"9781942658252","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781942658252_p0.jpg?v=1763786577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781942658252","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}