Francisco Goldman Libri

A true detective story tracing the murder investigation of a human rights activist and Guatemalan bishop, with the plot twists and colourful characters of a Graham Greene novel. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. 'A multi-layered real-life whodunnit... Forensic and chilling.' Rory Carroll, Guardian

"Remarkable...Sentence by sentence, Goldman brings to life a city that is bewitching, terrifying, beautiful....Goldman brings something new to the chronicle] form."--John Freeman, "Boston Globe" "The Interior Circuit" is Sue Kaufman prize-winner Francisco Goldman's brilliant chronicle of his emergence from grief five years after his beloved wife's death, symbolized by his attempt to overcome his fear of driving in Mexico City (the DF). When organized crime erupts in the city in an unprecedented way during the summer of 2013, Goldman sets out to try to understand the menacing challenges the DF now faces. By turns exuberant, poetic, reportorial, philosophical, and urgent, "The Interior Circuit" fuses a personal journey to a searing account of one of the world's most remarkable and often misunderstood great cities. "An indispensable contribution to the growing body of artistic representations of Mexico's most recent years of darkness...there is an urgent, raw beauty in Goldman's] prose."--Ruben Martinez, "Los Angeles Review of Books"

Celebrated novelist Francisco Goldman married a beautiful young writer named Aura Estrada in a romantic Mexican hacienda in the summer of 2005. The month before their second anniversary, during a long-awaited holiday, Aura broke her neck while body surfing. Francisco, blamed for Aura's death by her family and blaming himself, wanted to die, too. But instead he wrote Say Her Name, a novel chronicling his great love and unspeakable loss, tracking the stages of grief when pure love gives way to bottomless pain. Suddenly a widower, Goldman collects everything he can about his wife, hungry to keep Aura alive with every memory. From her childhood and university days in Mexico City with her fiercely devoted mother to her studies at Columbia University, through their newlywed years in New York City and travels to Mexico and Europe - and always through the prism of her gifted writings-Goldman seeks her essence and grieves her loss. Humour leavens the pain as he lives through the madness of utter grief and creates a living portrait of a love as joyous and playful as it is deep and profound. Say Her Name is a love story, a bold inquiry into destiny and accountability, and a tribute to Aura - who she was and who she would have been.

The narrative follows Esteban, a Guatemalan war veteran, and 14 other Central American men who embark on a transformative journey to America, driven by hope and their life savings. As they crew the "Urus," their individual stories unfold, revealing deep emotional struggles and resilience. The book artfully captures the complexities of their experiences, highlighting the universal themes of love, loss, and the quest for a new beginning amidst the backdrop of their shared hardships and aspirations.

A novel of enormous achievement, Monkey Boy tells the tale of Francisco Goldberg, a middle-aged writer who grapples with his heritage, career, and growing up Guatemalan and Jewish in America.

Set against the backdrop of a Central American revolution, the story follows Maria de las Nieves Moran, a former nun navigating life after being expelled from her convent. Enrolling in a writing class led by the iconic poet Jose Marti, she becomes enamored with his influence. As she escapes to New York, the narrative intertwines with a modern-day mystery involving an elderly woman claiming to be Marti's illegitimate child. Blending historical detail with humor and emotion, this novel explores love, identity, and the legacies we leave behind.

«DAS IST EIN EXTREM WICHTIGES BUCH.» Salman Rushdie Guatemalas schockierendster Mord: Wer tötete den Bischof? Die Aufdeckung der Verbrechen der guatemaltekischen Armee bezahlte Bischof Juan Gerardi mit dem Leben. Das Mordmotiv soll verschleiert werden. Doch mutige Richter und Anwälte kämpfen für Gerechtigkeit. Francisco Goldman rekonstruiert einen wahren Fall, spannend wie ein Kriminalroman.