Ep. 6: Bernardo Kucinski

Listen to this insightful conversation with award-winning Brazilian writer Bernardo Kucinski, whose novel K garnered international critical acclaim. K is the story of a father who searches for his daughter, disappeared during the military dictatorship in Brazil. The first Brazilian edition sold out in a few weeks, and was shortlisted for many literary awards. In this episode Kucinski discusses how his novel deals with loss, memory, and the national amnesia that Brazil experiences vis-à-vis its military dictatorship past.