Description:
The English-language debut of a major Latin American writer.
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"A Borgesian, post-Communist-era, comic detective noir." --New York Review of Books
More Praise for Eduardo Halfon
"One of the most talented and exciting writers of our time." --Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa
"Halfon is a brilliant storyteller." --Daniel Alarcón
"Halfon's prose is as delicate, precise, and ineffable as precocious art, a lighthouse that illuminates everything." --Francisco Goldman
"It is not often that one encounters such a mix of personal engagement and literary passion, or pain and tenderness." --Andrés Neuman
"Elegant." --Marie Claire
"Engrossing." --NBC Latino
"Fantastic." --NPR Alt.Latino
"Revelatory." --New York Times Book Review
"Deeply accessible, deeply moving." --Los Angeles Times
"Offer[s] surprise and revelation at every turn." --Reader's Digest
"One senses Kafka's ghost, along with Bolaño's, lingering in the shadows. . . . [Halfon's] books, which take on such dark subjects, are so enjoyable to read." --New York Review of Books