The American debut of one of Grantas Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists, My Fathers Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain is a daring and deeply affecting story of one Argentine familys buried secrets. When a young writer returns home to visit his dying father, he finds himself drawn into an obsessive search for a local man gone missing. As the truthnot only about his father but an entire generationcomes to light, the narrator is forced to confront the ghosts of Argentinas dark political past, as well as long-hidden memories about his own familys history. Powerful and audacious, this semi-autobiographical novel is a thoroughly original story of corruption and responsibility, of history and remembrance, from one of South Americas most important new writers.