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Narrator‘s grandmother‘s story in 3 sections: young girl infatuated w/ boy who would become a dictator; mother worried by activities of son under dictatorship; chatty grandmother battling at cards with grandson. Scarcely mentioned: brutality & kidnappings of Argentina‘s “Dirty War.” Deception. Politics & family. Guilt & confession. Approaches material obliquely, main story is in the background & never truly confessed. Powerful puzzle. Trans. 2023
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