El libro emblemático de uno de los autores peruanos más reconocidos. Una novela de no ficción
valiente sobre la compleja relación entre padre e hijo. «Es un libro impresionante y haberlo
escrito además de talento demuestra gran coraje.» Mario Vargas Llosa> Seis años después de su
aparición La distancia que nos separa confirma su valor como artefacto de exploración
emocional y documento político privado. Los secretos descubiertos tras la muerte de su padre
la dimensión pública de este y la propia experiencia del autor como hijo forjan este relato
autobiográfico valiente sin contemplaciones y al tiempo cautivador y sincero de la relación
entre un padre y un hijo. Porque toda paternidad esconde una grieta en su interior. ENGLISH
DESCRIPTION The emblematic book by one of the most recognized Peruvian authors. A gritty
non-fiction novel about the complex relationship between father and son.It's an impressive book
and to have written it in addition to talent shows great courage. Mario Vargas Llosa. Through
the mechanisms of fiction and memory Renato Cisneros reconstructs the public and private life
of his father the controversial Peruvian general Luis Federico Cisneros Vizquerra better
known as el Gaucho a general major born in Argentina who was a contentious Minister of the
Interior and War in Peru. The findings in this book not only illuminate the dark corners of
family life and cast doubt on the public account of one of the key actors in 20th-century
Peruvian politics but also question the narrator's motivations and reward: a long-awaited
peace of mind that literature promises but doesn't necessarily deliver. Six years after its
appearance The Distance Between Us confirms its value as an artifact of emotional exploration
and a private political document. The secrets uncovered after the death of his father his
public dimension and the author's own experience as a son shape this brave unceremonious yet
captivating and sincere autobiographical account of the relationship between a father and a
son. Because all parenthood hides a crack inside.
