This is the first collection by the universally acclaimed Chilean author to be published in English and it is an outstanding introduction to Bolaño's writing. Bolaño's narrators are grappling with their own private quests while living in the margins, on the edges, in constant flight from nightmarish threats. His stories are often witty, frequently melancholy and always original.
The first collection of stories in English by the author considered to be the finest Latin American writer of his generation. Follows the success of novels "By Night In Chile" and "Distant Star". Bolano died in 2003. 'A book full of insight' "Scotland On Sunday"