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By Night in Chile

Fiction

Roberto Bolaño
translated by Chris Andrews

A hypnotic deathbed confession revolving around Opus Dei, crazed schemes, poetry, and Pinochet, By Night in Chile pours out the self-justifying dark memories of Father Urrutia, a half-hearted Chilean priest.

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“The most influential and admired novelist of his generation in the Spanish-speaking world.”

— Susan Sontag, Los Angeles Times Book Review

Cover design by Rodrigo Corral

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Roberto Bolaño

20th century Chilean poet and novelist

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Publication Date: December 1, 2005

Paperback $ 13.95
144 pages
ISBN 9780811215473

trim size: 5x8

Ebook $13.95
ISBN 9780811220514

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