The Ministry of Special Cases

Nathan Englander

first published 2007 Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2020 336 pages

From its unforgettable opening scene in the darkness of a forgotten cemetery in Buenos Aires, Nathan Englander's debut novel The Ministry of Special Cases casts a powerful spell. In the heart of Argentina's Dirty War, Kaddish Poznan struggles with a son who won't accept him; strives for a wife who forever saves him; and spends his nights protecting the good name of a community that denies his existence. When the nigh...

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Editions we hold

Ministry of Special Cases edition · 2020 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited · 336 pages · 9781474611114
Ministry of Special Cases edition · 2011 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 9780571267330
The Ministry of Special Cases ebook · 2009 · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9780307569783
Ministry of Special Cases edition · 2009 · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9781299208346
Ministry of Special Cases edition · 2008 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 352 pages · 9780571235438
Ministry of Special Cases edition · 2007 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 352 pages · 9780571235421
The Ministry of Special Cases edition · 2007 · Knopf · 352 pages · 9780375404931
The Ministry Of Special Cases edition · 2007 · Alfred A. Knopf · 9780739488287
The Ministry of Special Cases edition · 2007 · Center Point Pub. · 454 pages · 9781602850798
The Ministry of Special Cases audiobook · 2007 · RH Audio · 9780739341933

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