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And then you remember that actually, it did.
Lucía Puenzo is an Argentinian author, screenwriter and film director. From her profile page at Wikipedia, I learned about the genesis of this novella, which was made into a film.
In an interview at Forward, Puenzo explains the origins of the unusual title of her novella, which has meanings not indicated by its replacement English title.
In the same interview she explained that her interest lay in the issue of complicity. As a teenager, she knew that Nazis had been welcomed by governments throughout South America and she was curious about the consequences of their presence in her society. Her book, and the subsequent film, explore the impact on one family.
I had known that numerous Nazis fled to South American countries, but I had thought that they did so under the radar. Lucía Puenzo's story shows that they did so with impunity.
The novel deals with different kinds of complicity. José, the character who represents Mengele, is aware that Mossad is after him, but it makes little difference to his plans.
A medical facility nearby the guest house into which he has wangled his way, is in a remote location, but the surgeons and nurses staffing it, are complicit in performing plastic surgery on Nazis who want to conceal their identity.
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