Memento Park

A son learns about his father than he ever could have imagined when a mysterious piece of art is unexpectedly restored to himAfter receiving an unexpected call from the Australian consulate, Matt Santos becomes aware of a painting that he believes was looted from his family in Hungary during the Second World War To recover the painting, he must repair his strained relationship with his harshly judgmental father, uncover his family history, and restore his connection to his own Judaism Along the way to illuminating the mysteries of his past, Matt is torn between his doting girlfriend, Tracy, and his alluring attorney, Rachel, with whom he travels to Budapest to unearth the truth about the painting and, in turn, his family.As his journey progresses, Matt s revelations are accompanied by equally consuming and imaginative meditations on the painting and the painter at the center of his personal drama, Budapest Street Scene by Ervin Kalman By the time Memento Park reaches its conclusion, Matt s narrative is as much about family history and father son dynamics as it is about the nature of art itself, and the infinite ways we come to understand ourselves through it.Of all the questions asked by Mark Sarvas s Memento Park about family and identity, about art and history a central, unanswerable predicament lingers How do we move forward when the past looms unreasonably large Download Memento Park – kino-fada.fr There have been a number of books published these last few years about a lost and found painting which becomes the link between a past and present narrative At first I wasn t sure if I was up for another one like this, but the book description promisedI m glad I took a chance because I wasn t disappointed It s about a lost and found relationship between a father and a son and about the loss and discovery of a man s identity when he is dawn into his father s past, but it is not a dual ti There have been a number of books published these last few years about a lost and found painting which becomes the link between a past and present narrative At first I wasn t sure if I was up for another one like this, but the book description promisedI m glad I took a chance because I wasn t disappointed It s about a lost and found relationship between a father and a son and a...Memento Park is a story of restitution, of a man seeking to recover a painting he believes was looted from his family in Hungary during World War II This art themed novel revolves around Budapest Street Scene painted by Hungarian Ervin Laszlo Kalman, history and relationships between father and son, between client and lawyer, between Matt and his girlfriend Tracy andMemento Park takes on questions of authenticity and identity This novel is full of painting references, some authentic Memento Park is a story of restitution, of a man seeking to recover a painting he believes was looted from his family in Hungary during World War II This art themed novel revolves around Budapest Street Scene painted by Hungarian Ervin Laszlo Kalman, history and relationships between father and son, between client and lawyer, between Matt and his girlfriend Tracy andMemento Park takes on questions of authenticity and identity This novel is full of painting references, some authentic and some fiction The painting Budapest Street Scene seemed so real that I googled it and the artist Kalman and discovered that both were creations of the vivid imagination of the author, Mark Sarvas I was intrigued by Matt and Rachel s visit to Hungary and the description of places and his Hungarian relatives Memento Park, Hungarian National Gallery, Dohany Street Synagogue, Heroes Square, Kozma Street Cemetery and the memorial Shoes on the Danube Bank were unknown to me Dohany Street Synago...There were many reasons I requested this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review I was born and raised in Hungary, I am Jewish and my family lost many members during the Holocaust I grew up in communist Hungary and left for America way before the fall of communism I have been back a few times after the fall, I have been to Memento Park, the title of this novel and I have seen the shoe memorial at the shore of the Danube So, this book was very special for me for all the above rea There were many reasons I requested this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review I was born and raised in Hungary, I am Jewish and my family lost many members during the Holocaust I grew up in communist Hungary and left for America way befo...This story morphs and disguises throughout, an occasional love story, a story of faith, the complications of a father son relationship, and the recently rediscovered painting Budapest street scene which has it own story There were moments of sheer brilliance, I really enjoyed the moments when Mark directly addresses Virgil, a security guard at the auctioneers house, and the device the author uses to feel we are being directly communicated to as the readers in this master class of the slow rev This story morphs and disguises throughout, an occasional love story, a story of faith, the complications of a father son relationship, and the recently rediscovered painting Budapest ...Let me first say this is not a book I would have chosen to read but I ended up LOVING it It is about a man s earnest look at his Jewish roots, his relationship with his father, and his own claim to adulthood and meaning The novel s first p...This book shines on every level sentence after sentence is beautiful and precise, the characters are complicated and sympathetic, the ideas are sweeping and profound but never bear down too overtly on the reader It s a rare novel that is as accomplished in its meaning as it is in its pure, old fashioned storytelling while ALSO succeeding wildly at the language levelbut MEMENTO PARK does it all It s about history, about the lies we inhabit in order to live, the cruelty of the past, the un This book shines on every level sentence after sentence is beautiful and precise, the characters are complicated and sympathetic, the ideas are sweeping and profound but never bear down too overtly on the reader It s a rare novel that is as accomplished in its meaning as it is in its pure, old fashioned ...Each book we read takes us on a different journey and, this will be a trip I remember for a long, long time Mark Sarvas novel was both troubling and compelling and I found myself reading it very quickly because I needed not wanted, but truly needed to know its outcome BUT, when I finished reading the contemplation began.This is a book to savor maybe in its aftermath, like I am doing., or perhaps...A single Jewish man, Matt Santos, an actor in LA, is torn between a blond gentile swimsuit model and a wavy haired devout Jewish attorney Is that a dated, or classic, conflict for a Jewish male protagonist Also, he may be able to sell for millions a painting by an invented artist stolen by Nazis, which has fallen into his life, if he can show it once belonged to his family And his distant, gambling, volatile dad has a random hobby of trading toy cars The actor tells his story all night, A single Jewish man, Matt Santos, an actor in LA, is torn between a blond gentile swimsuit model and a wavy haired devout Jewish attorney Is that a dated, or classic, conflict for a Jewish male protagonist Also, he may be able to sell for millions a...As a book blogger, sometimes you take chances on seemingly unknown authors and their works with the hopes that you might be blown away Well, I took a chance on Mark Sarvas Memento Park and I m elated that I did This compact yet dense novel is about memory, religion, family, relationships, betrayal, art and so muchbut is immensely readable and relatable Focusing on a modern day C list Hollywood actor named Matthew Santos note that he shares the same initials as the author, so you can As a book blogger, sometimes you take chances on seemingly unknown authors and their works with the hopes that you might be blown away Well, I took a chance on Mark Sarvas Memento Park and I m elated that I did This compact yet dense novel is about memory, religion, family, relationships, betrayal, art and so muchbut is immensely readable and relatable Focusing on a modern day C list Hollywood actor named Matthew Santos note that he shares the same initials as the author, so you can draw your own conclusions , Memento Park sees him acquire a valuable painting from a Jewish artist who comm...While this did not resonate with me the way I suspect it will with others, it s a well written novel of a man coming to terms with his own family history and with his father Matt s world changes when he is contacted about a painting taken from his family during the Holocaust and travels to Hungary T...

• 17 December 2018
Mark Sarvas
• Hardcover
• 288 pages
• 0374206376
• Mark Sarvas
• Memento Park