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A carregar... In My Father's Name (1996)por Mark Arax
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On January 2, 1972, Mark Arax's childhood came to a sudden, explosive end when his father was shot to death at his nightclub in Fresno, California. It was one of the most sensational murders in California's heartland, and it was never solved. Mark, only fifteen years old at the time, was left with a legacy of questions: Were the rumors about his father true? Had he led a double life? Was he killed because of his dealings with the underworld? Mark Arax, an award-winning journalist at the Los Angeles Times, now writes a searing, intensely personal account of his twenty-two-year search for answers about his father's life and death, and his own identity. As the oldest child, Mark was thrust into the role of patriarch. His quest for answers began in high school, when he sought out his father's father, an Armenian immigrant. His grandfather opened a window into an old country world full of promise and heartbreak -- and four generations of eccentric family members. Two decades later, Mark uprooted his wife and baby and returned to Fresno under an assumed name to try and determine who killed his father and why. Fearing for his own life, he discovers his father was murdered just before he was going to make a startling disclosure. More than a true-life murder mystery, more than an exploration of family and culture, In My Father's Name is the poignant story of one man's remarkable journey as he uncovers long-hidden secrets about his father, his family, his heritage, and the town he once called home. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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After beginning a successful journalism career, ending up at the well respected LA Times, he (along with his pregnant wife and son) takes a leave of absence and goes undercover, moving back to Fresno under an assumed name.
The author spends eight year - 8 years! - using all of the journalistic skills, family connections, professional connections, trying to solve his father's murder. At the end of that time he ends up at the same place that the police investigation ended at. What's truly tragic is that at some level, this haunted man believes he's resolved something important. What that it is remains opaque to this reader.
This book documented a tragedy, followed by an even more tragic self-delusion.