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The spirit of science fiction : a novel
Bolaño, Roberto, 1953-20032024
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A major, retrospective launch of Roberto Bolano's work - now published as a Vintage Classics author for the first time. Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world. But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite directions. Jan withdraws from the world, shutting himself in their shared rooftop apartment where he feverishly composes fan letters to the stars of science fiction. Meanwhile, Remo runs head-first into the future, spending his days and nights with a circle of wild young writers, seeking pleasure in the city's labyrinthine streets, rundown cafes, and murky bathhouses.
Main title:
The spirit of science fiction : a novel / by Robert Bolaño ; translated by Natasha Wimmer.
Author:
Bolaño, Roberto, 1953-2003Wimmer, Natasha, translator
Imprint:
Dublin, Ireland : Vintage Classics, 2024.©2016.
Collation:
196 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
"First published in Spain with the title El espíritu de la ciencia-ficción by Alfaguara in 2016"Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the Spanish.
ISBN:
9781784879549 (paperback)
Language:
EnglishSpanish
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BRN:
508412
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