The Death of My Father the Pope
Obed Silva
A man mourning his alcoholic father faces a choice: whether to pay tribute, lay scorn upon him, or pour a drink. A wrenching, dazzling, revelatory debut.
Weaving between preparations for his father’s funeral and memories of life on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border, Obed Silva chronicles his father’s alcoholism—a lifelong love that ended only at his death at the age of forty-eight, having poisoned himself one Carta Blanca at a time. Addiction respects no borders; the havoc Silva’s father wreaked on his family not only followed them north, where mother and son moved to escape his violent drunken rages, but would make itself felt even from the grave.
With a wry cynicism; a profane, profound anger; an antic, brutally honest voice; and a hard-won classical frame of reference, Silva channels the heartbreak of mourning while wrestling with the resentment and frustration resulting from addiction. The Death of My Father the Pope is a fluid and dynamic combination of memoir and examination of the power of language—and the introduction of a unique and powerful literary voice.
Duration - 18h 2m.
Author - Obed Silva.
Narrator - Andrew Joseph Perez.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Obed Silva ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A man mourning his alcoholic father faces a choice: whether to pay tribute, lay scorn upon him, or pour a drink. A wrenching, dazzling, revelatory debut. Weaving between preparations for his father’s funeral and memories of life on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border, Obed Silva chronicles his father’s alcoholism—a lifelong love that ended only at his death at the age of forty-eight, having poisoned himself one Carta Blanca at a time. Addiction respects no borders; the havoc Silva’s father wreaked on his family not only followed them north, where mother and son moved to escape his violent drunken rages, but would make itself felt even from the grave. With a wry cynicism; a profane, profound anger; an antic, brutally honest voice; and a hard-won classical frame of reference, Silva channels the heartbreak of mourning while wrestling with the resentment and frustration resulting from addiction. The Death of My Father the Pope is a fluid and dynamic combination of memoir and examination of the power of language—and the introduction of a unique and powerful literary voice. Duration - 18h 2m. Author - Obed Silva. Narrator - Andrew Joseph Perez. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Obed Silva ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Dedication
Duration:00:00:08
Foreward
Duration:00:09:27
Act I
Duration:00:00:17
Chapter 1
Duration:00:06:37
Chapter 2
Duration:00:11:30
Chapter 3
Duration:00:17:18
Chapter 4
Duration:00:35:59
Chapter 5
Duration:00:11:42
Chapter 6
Duration:00:43:18
Chapter 7
Duration:00:16:15
Chapter 8
Duration:00:20:03
Chapter 9
Duration:00:08:03
Chapter 10
Duration:00:29:40
Chapter 11
Duration:00:07:17
Chapter 12
Duration:00:12:06
Chapter 13
Duration:00:08:59
Intermission
Duration:00:00:11
Chapter 14
Duration:00:05:26
Act II
Duration:00:00:20
Chapter 15
Duration:00:11:45
Chapter 16
Duration:00:17:16
Chapter 17
Duration:00:48:11
Chapter 18
Duration:00:03:52
Chapter 19
Duration:00:25:09
Chapter 20
Duration:00:13:17
Chapter 21
Duration:00:39:39
Chapter 22
Duration:00:09:24
Chapter 23
Duration:00:39:22
Chapter 24
Duration:00:11:57
Chapter 25
Duration:00:12:51
Chapter 26
Duration:00:03:16
Act III
Duration:00:00:15
Chapter 27
Duration:00:13:46
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:02:14
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:39