The novel’s brilliance lies in its architecture, linking seemingly disparate lives across decades:
Martín Kohan’s (2020), published by Editorial Anagrama , is a masterful exploration of Argentina's dark 20th-century history, woven through the lens of private lives and civilian complicity. Structured as a triptych, the novel uses three distinct time periods to connect the intimate act of confessing with the brutal reality of the Videla dictatorship. A Narrative in Three Acts
Confesión by Martín Kohan - Latin American Literature Today
An elderly Mirta plays a game of cards with her grandson in a nursing home. Between hands of truco , she reveals a final, devastating truth about what happened to her son, the boy's father. Key Themes and Style
The novel’s brilliance lies in its architecture, linking seemingly disparate lives across decades:
Martín Kohan’s (2020), published by Editorial Anagrama , is a masterful exploration of Argentina's dark 20th-century history, woven through the lens of private lives and civilian complicity. Structured as a triptych, the novel uses three distinct time periods to connect the intimate act of confessing with the brutal reality of the Videla dictatorship. A Narrative in Three Acts
Confesión by Martín Kohan - Latin American Literature Today
An elderly Mirta plays a game of cards with her grandson in a nursing home. Between hands of truco , she reveals a final, devastating truth about what happened to her son, the boy's father. Key Themes and Style
