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Title Statement | The suicide museum / Ariel Dorfman. |
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Author | Dorfman, Ariel |
Publication | New York: Other Press,[2023]©2023 |
Extent of Item | 676 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781635423891 (trade paperback) |
Other Number | pr07078880 |
Summary | "In this "murder mystery memoir," a Dutch billionaire and Holocaust survivor named Joseph Hortha hires writer "Ariel" to investigate Salvador Allende's mysterious death in the 1973 coup in Chile, in the hopes of discovering whether Allende committed suicide or was murdered. Dorfman takes us along a spectacular journey, from Washington, DC and New York City, to Santiago and Valparaíso, and finally to London. Along the way, we witness a midnight gravedigging scene, are tracked by stealthy stalkers, and interview sources of varying credibility to discover what transpired at La Moneda. Through this gripping investigation, Joseph and Ariel attempt to redeem themselves, as they are both plagued by guilt. While Joseph grapples with how he has made his fortune unwittingly destroying his beloved planet, Ariel is haunted by the fact that his absence at the coup led to the disappearance of his friend. What begins as a puzzling quest unwinds into a fabulous saga about our duties to the world, one another, and ourselves"-- |
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By Topic | Guilt--Fiction |
Holocaust survivors--Fiction | |
Quests (Expeditions)--Fiction | |
By Name | Dorfman, Ariel |
By Genre | Autobiographical fiction |
Political fiction | |
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