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Distant Star

A chilling novel about the nightmare of a corrupt and brutal dictatorship.The star of Roberto BolaÃ±o's hair-raising novel Distant Star is Alberto Ruiz-Tagle, an air force pilot who exploits the 1973 coup to launch his own version of the New Chilean Poetry, a multimedia enterprise involving sky-writing, poetry, torture, and photo exhibitions. More »

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The Average Review score is 4.1 on a scale of 5.0. Total 19 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Genre Fiction might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 13 August

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#5 Stars: 11 , #4 Stars: 2 , #3 Stars: 3 , #2 Stars: 2 , #1 Star: 1

[ 5.0 stars ] "This is a fantastic book and a quick read. The plot focuses on three poets who partake in the same workshops in pre-Pinochet Chile: the narrator, his friend Bibiano O'Ryan, and an air force pilot named Alberto Ruiz Tagle who has a number of aliases throughout the book. After the fall of President Allende, Mr. Ruiz Tagle experiences a brief period of fame writing aerial poetry for military an ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "I love Roberto Bolano's writing style. His ability to weave rich language into a flowing narrative is in the class of Borges and Garcia-Marquez. I'm so happy I discovered him through a friend. I just bought three of his other books.Distant Star is a dark tale of people who are not who they say they are. Chili is going through a revolution and coup and poets are disappearing or being thrown ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Genre Fiction review is genenrated by Noovella "Noovella" which was written on November 27, 2012 Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "This remains my favorite Bolano novel. While it lacks the heft and cumulative impact of 2666, the plot is clearer and the events more telling. Instead of the thousands of murders that actually happened in both cases (Chile and Ciudad Juarez), here he focuses on a few specific crimes, which retain their nauseating horror. Also, here we have an actual villain, which helps bring the evil of a corrupt ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Genre Fiction review is genenrated by Wirklich Verrukt which was written on September 3, 2012
1 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Genre Fiction out of 1 users. Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 3.0 stars ] "What is the book about?Distant star starts off around the time of Pinochet's bloody 1973 coup and continues until the 1990's. The unnamed narrator, who I presume to be Arturo B. which is briefly mentioned in the preface, is so busy with Chilean poetry that he is completely taken back with surprise when many students are arrested, killed, or missing in the coup. He has taken a sudden and ob ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Genre Fiction review is genenrated by Elizabeth Barbarick "Stuffed Shelves" which was written on August 14, 2012
0 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Genre Fiction out of 1 users. Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 2.0 stars ] "I suppose "weird" is the best word for this book. I'm not sure whether it's a commentary on ultra-right wing politics, a memoir of the Pinochet era, or a criticism of the literary world. Maybe it's all three.The narrative is hard to follow at times. The digressions seem pointless for anything other than setting a mood. Maybe I can't understand it because I'm not Chilean, or did ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Genre Fiction review is genenrated by Matt Smith which was written on August 11, 2012
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Available	Yes
Author	Roberto Bolano
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: New Directions
Creator	Chris Andrews
EAN	9780811215862
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0811215865
Label	New Directions
Manufacturer	New Directions
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	150
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2004-12
Publisher	New Directions
Studio	New Directions
Title	Distant Star

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