The Oblivion We'll Be

Graphic novel adaptation of one of the most moving Spanish-language works of recent times. An unforgettable tribute from a son to his father.

El olvido que seremos, by Héctor Abad Faciolince, is an extraordinary ode to filial love and a contemporary classic of Hispanic American literature. The novel takes flight anew with this adaptation by cartoonist Tyto Alba, whose exceptional drawings and watercolors bring these characters and this story back to life, imbuing them with new nuances and meanings.

In El olvido que seremos, Abad Faciolince recreates the life of his father, Héctor Abad Gómez, a doctor and defender of social equality and human rights who was murdered by paramilitaries in 1987. From his father's story, the author constructs a superb narrative and a resounding indictment of terror as a political instrument. An authentic masterpiece that portrays the smallness and greatness of a family and, at the same time, offers a broad vision of Colombia's turbulent and violent politics over several decades, as well as the life and soul of Medellín.

In this work, there is room for laughter and for life's small pleasures, without hiding the sadness and anger caused by absurd violence. However, although death and suffering are ever-present, El olvido que seremos is an optimistic work, full of lucidity and beauty.