The Return

by Roberto Bolaño

Book Overview

The Return contains thirteen unforgettable stories that seem to tell what Bolano called "the secret story," "the one we'll never know." Bent on returning to haunt you, Bolano's tales might concern the unexpected fate of a beautiful ex-girlfriend, or soccer, witchcraft, or a dream of meeting the poet Enrique Lihn: they always surprise. Consider the title story: a young partygoer collapses in a Parisian disco and dies on the dance floor. Just as his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811219054
• ISBN13: 9780811219051
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary