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Author:

Figueras, Marcelo, 1962-

Title:

Kamchatka / Marcelo Figueras ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne.

Publisher:

Black Cat,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

311 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Boys--Fiction.
Argentina--Fiction.--Coup d'état, 1976--Fiction.
Argentina--Fiction.--Dirty War, 1976-1983--Fiction.
Parent and child--Argentina--Fiction.
Disappeared persons--Argentina--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Wynne, Frank.

Notes:

"First published in Spanish in 2003 by Santillana Ediciones Generales, SL." "First published in English in 2010 by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic Ltd."

Summary:

In 1976, a young boy flees Buenos Aires with his opposition-supporting family, renames himself after his hero Harry Houdini, and dedicates his time in exile to mastering his role model's escape artistry.

ISBN:

0802170870 (pbk.)
9780802170873 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)690086387

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)