Recommend: Yes.
My first Bolano. A brother and sister are orphaned and are running out of resources and hope. They struggle to forge a new path for themselves.
A small terse novella that is beautifully written. It has a small ensemble of strong characters and a narrator whose voice is so clear it leaps from the page.
I am thrilled to investigate other Bolano’s in the near future.
When I bought this from Stephen I went up with a pile of four other Bolano’s. He sort of tilted his head down in disappointment and asked me to leave some for other people. I shamefully put two back. The collection was donated by a Blackheath Gleebooks regular who gets an obsession for an author and purchases their entire catalogue. I’ve not met this man but feel a kinship with him.
[Brevity of review due to holiday in SEA]
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