{"product_id":"the-return-9780811217156","title":"The Return","description":"As Pankaj Mishra remarked in \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the remarkable qualities of Bolano's short stories is that they can do the \"work of a novel.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e contains thirteen unforgettable stories bent on returning to haunt you. Wide-ranging, suggestive, and daring, a Bolano story might concern the unexpected fate of a beautiful ex-girlfriend or a dream of meeting Enrique Lihn: his plots go anywhere and everywhere and they always surprise. Consider the title piece: a young party animal collapses in a Parisian disco and dies on the dance floor; just as his soul is departing his body, it realizes strange doings are afoot--and what follows next defies the imagination (except Bolano's own).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although a few have been serialized in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e, most of the stories of \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e have never before appeared in English, and to Bolano's many readers will be like catnip to the cats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811217156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.82w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/2010 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2010 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/13\/2011 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roberto Bola\u0026#195;\u0026#177;o","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683482169525,"sku":"9780811217156","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_63ccfb3b-ca00-4f6c-b877-7f43cf81f261.jpg?v=1727796045","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-return-9780811217156","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}