Woes of the True Policeman. Translated by Natasha Wimmer.
BOLANO, Roberto.
Woes of the True Policeman. Translated by Natasha Wimmer.
BOLANO, Roberto.
Picador, London. 2013. Picador, London. 2013. First edition in hardback in the UK. Hardback with DW. Large 8vo. A lovely clean copy in very slightly worn wrapper.
New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (2011). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (small tear to front cover of dj). First US printing. Posthumous publication of a novel written in 1989 but found among the papers of this award-winning Mexican writer after his death. The title refers to a tactical WWII-themed board game, and Udo Berger is the German national champion who, even on vacation at the Spanish resort of Costa Brava, is unable to tear himself away from the game. As one reviewer noted "Bolano draws a fine line between memory and reality, but blurs them in the final pages, as the novel slowly drifts from realism to a nightmarish fever dream - leaving readers with an ending that is ambiguous yet haunting." Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. 277 pp.
London: Picador. F/F. 2013. First British Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. First British Edition, fine unread in fine DJ. ; 9.4 X 6.2 X 1.1 inches .
Picador,. Hardback in slipcase. First UK edition. Posthumously published novel. 130pp. Translated by Natasha Wimmer. Bumped to one corner of the head of the spine else very clean and neat. Very good copy in like slipcase . Hardback. First UK Edition. 2011.
New York: New Directions, 2010 New York: New Directions, 2010. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 131 pp. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.
London: Picador, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New. 1st printing. First edition thus. British edition in slipcase. Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. A fine, as new copy!
New York: New Directions Books. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0811218147 . Gift message on verso of front endpaper. Very slight soiling to cloth covers. ; First edition, first printing with complete number line ending in 1. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 390 pages; Collection of Essays, Articles and Speeches, 1998-2003. Edited by Ignacio Echevarria. Originally published in Spain as Entre Parentesis, translated by Natasha Wimmer. .
New Directions. As New. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0811217469 . Illustrated cover, sharp and crisp. Book is firm in binding, unread, crisp interior. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
London: Picador. F/F. 2014. First British Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. A fine unread copy in DJ. First British edition. ; 8.66 X 5.51 X 0.79 inches .
Penguin Press. VG+/F. 2021. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. First American edition, a little rubbing to protected DJ. Book is fine except for a remainder dot on bottom edge. ; 5.78 X 0.75 X 8.56 inches; 208 pages .
New York:: Penguin,, (2019). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A story of two young men, Jan and Remo, who "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. . 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 and dreams of cosmonauts and Nazis. Meanwhile, Remo runs headfirst into the future, spending his days and nights with a circle of wild young writers, seeking pleasure in the city's labyrinthine streets, rundown cafs, and murky bathhouses." Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. 196 pp.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 277 pages. Written in 1989 and found among Roberto Bolano's papers after his death in Spain in 2003, this novel is a stunning exploration of memory and violence. Just some light scuffing to the back dustjacket otherwise, a near fine dustjacket over a fine book. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..
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