London. Picador. 2010. First Edition/First Printing. (1 in number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Yellow boards with black spine titles. The flyleaf and recto of the copyright page have some neat library marks but as the book has been protected, its condition is as new. A darkly atmospheric chronicle of one summer season in the seaside town of Z, on the Costa Brava, north of Barcelona. A wholly engrossing tale of murder and its motives. The author is Chilean; the novel was translated by Chris Andrews.
Londion, England: Picador , 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. British First. Complete number line from 1 to 9; a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; cutaway on front cover is in very good condition; a collectible copy; 182 pages.
This is a true UK first edition / first printing, numbered 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page. A perfect copy of this brilliant, short novel, by the internationally-acclaimed Latin American author of '2666' and 'The Savage Detectives' . The author passed away in 2003, but his reputation continues to grow. Here, what appears at first to be a love story about a pretty young American skating star, is actually a blackly comic novel about corruption, desire and murder. A pristine copy of an important book. We protect all our books with a removable plastic cover, and send them with care.
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