Books by Bernard Marin

In his own version of Kafka's Letter to Father, Bernard Marin reflects on fatherhood: his own experience as the son of a distant and angry father, and as a loving father himself. Recalling his father's gambling, his anger, his indifference, Bernard is surprised to discover happiness in the time he spent with his father at their nursery, surrounded by plants. Both men were called upon to fight, but the outcomes were very different. Ultimately Bernard comes to terms with who his father was, and makes his peace.

Marin's life in accounting has introduced him to high flyers and those who might seem perfectly ordinary--to anyone else. With an eye for detail and a generous heart, he brings readers the stories that have moved him, filtered through a lively imagination, and remade as fiction.tion.

Remembering and forgetting can be conscious or unconscious acts, which can heal or harm. Bernard Marin's life has been rich in experience and intriguing characters. The author examines mental illness and family conflict, extramarital affairs and transgender issues, refugees and war, making ordinary lives extraordinary and more real.