Woes of the True Policeman

Author of The Savage Detectives and 2666

Crushed by a devastating scandal, university professor scar 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.

What follows is an intimate police investigation of Amalfitano, leading to a finale of euphoria and heartbreak. Featuring characters and stories from The Savage Detectives and 2666, Roberto Bola o's Woes of the True Policeman mines the depths of art, memory, and desire--and marks the culmination of one of the great careers of world literature.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 10/22/2013
ISBN: 9781250037824
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.55w x 0.72d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 01/12/2014 pg. 24