What goes unsaid : a memoir of fathers who never were
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Melbourne : Scribe, [2022].
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Central - Adult Fiction
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Published
Melbourne : Scribe, [2022].
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Book
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353 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"...An imagined life, with Faulkner's tragic sensibility and Beckett's relentless grief."- Ricardo Baixeras, El Periodico From one of Mexico's leading writers-a memoir about three men who are driven to escape the confines of their traditional lives and roles. In 1958, Carlos Monge McKey sneaks out of his home in the middle of the night to fake his own death. He does not return for four years. A decade later, his son, Carlos Monge Sánchez, deserts his family too, joining a guerrilla army of Mexican revolutionaries. Their stories are unspooled by grandson and son Emiliano, a writer, who also chooses to escape reality, by creating fictions to run away from the truth. What Goes Unsaid is an extraordinary memoir that delves into the fractured relationships between fathers and sons, grandfathers and grandsons; that disinters the ugly notions of masculinity and machismo that all men carry with them - especially in a patriarchal culture like Mexico. It is the story of three men, who - each in his own way - flee their homes and families in an attempt to free themselves. Praise for Among the Lost "Among the Lost is masterly. Its rhythm and syntax form an unforgettable, multilayered requiem for our battered region." -Valeria Luiselli "The relentless pace and vivid language brings home the physical and emotional anxiety of those who have risked everything in the faint hope of a better life across the border Monge shows how the corruption of the soul afflicts young and old alike when the powerful prey on the vulnerable, yet he also creates nuanced villains grappling with self-doubt and fear. In a remarkable literary feat, this tale of the dire events of one day illuminates the past, the present, and the future. While many questions remain unanswered at the end, this is a comprehensive drama of the human potential for violence and dreams in a fractured land." STARRED REVIEW -Shoba Viswanathan, Booklist
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Monge, E., & Wynne, F. (2022). What goes unsaid: a memoir of fathers who never were . Scribe.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Monge, Emiliano, 1978- and Frank. Wynne. 2022. What Goes Unsaid: A Memoir of Fathers Who Never Were. Scribe.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Monge, Emiliano, 1978- and Frank. Wynne. What Goes Unsaid: A Memoir of Fathers Who Never Were Scribe, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Monge, Emiliano, and Frank Wynne. What Goes Unsaid: A Memoir of Fathers Who Never Were Scribe, 2022.
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