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Héctor Abad Faciolince in conversation with Jeremías Gamboa

Sensitivity in the face of barbarism

Arequipa 2025, 

Héctor Abad Faciolince (Colombia) has been captivating readers for almost 20 years with the book Oblivion, the moving homage to his murdered father. Now his writings bring to us an even more personal event, the 2023 missile attack on a pizzeria in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of the Ukraine. Abad Faciolince was unharmed, but Victoria Amelina (Ucrania), his travel companion and guide, died in the Russian attack. Ahora y en la hora is his report of the events, and a meditation on life, aging, death, war, violence and guilt. In conversatio with Jeremías Gamboa.

LSP Peruvian Sign Language interpretation available

Héctor Abad Faciolince in conversation with Jeremías Gamboa