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      Distant Star

      by Roberto Bolano
      Published
      Sep 2009
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      149
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      "[One of] his masterpieces." —Jonathan Lethem, The New York Times Book Review

      Alberto Ruiz-Tagle was once a quiet, unknowable, unpromising member of Chile's young poetry scene.

      But the military coup of 1973 sees Alberto reborn as the new regime's leading poet, Carlos Wieder. Known for his daring sky poems, penned in smoke high above the cities, Weider's dazzling trajectory is a cause for astonishment and speculation among his old poetry friends. Where did this monstrous talent suddenly spring from? And how is it connected to the disappearance of the beautiful Garmendia twins?

      Told from across the years in exile in Europe, the narrator's attempts to trace the fate of his old circle will lead him to one last confrontation with the brutality of their generation.

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      Literary

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      First Edition Sep 2009 Vintage (UK) ISBN13 9780099461722 ISBN10 0099461722
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      Nov 2004 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN13 9781843430940 ISBN10 1843430940
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      Dec 2004 New Directions Publishing Corporation ISBN13 9780811215862 ISBN10 0811215865
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