{"product_id":"9781250037824","title":"Woes of the True Policeman : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWoes of the True Policeman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Roberto Bolaño\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrushed by a devastating scandal, university professor Óscar Amalfitano flees Barcelona for Santa Teresa—a Mexican city close to the U.S. border, where women are being killed in staggering numbers. There, Amalfitano begins an affair with Castillo, a young forger of Larry Rivers paintings, while his daughter, Rosa, reeling from the weight of his secrets, seeks solace in a romance of her own. Yet when she finds her father in bed with Castillo, Rosa is confronted with the full force of her crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat follows is an intimate police investigation of Amalfitano, leading to a finale of euphoria and heartbreak. Featuring characters and stories from \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e, Roberto Bolaño's \u003ci\u003eWoes of the True Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e mines the depths of art, memory, and desire—and marks the culmination of one of the great careers of world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most significant Latin American literary voice of his generation.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of our greatest writers...Latin American letters (wherever it may reside) has never had a greater, more disturbing avenging angel than Bolaño.” —\u003ci\u003eJunot Díaz, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The writing never feels stale but, rather incredibly, shines anew....The publication of a Bolaño novel, complete or not, is never anything less than an event of language and devilish wit.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bolaño's voice demands attention.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bolaño [seems] to come from an understanding that people are portholes; that a creation can represent singular space that otherwise would go unknown....He allows the novel to vibrate through its box.” —\u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Indelible Bolaño...[\u003ci\u003eWoes of the True Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e] may offer insight into the writer's larger project.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Full of delights...like watching a master magician unpacking his bag of tricks.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Orleans Times-Picayune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250037824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40648170078414,"sku":"9781250037824","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6f16d25f-94e3-404f-91c2-29f3518394ac.jpg?v=1639191294","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250037824","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}