{"product_id":"distant-star-roberto-bolazo-9781250352194","title":"Distant Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[One of] his masterpieces.\" --Jonathan Lethem, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlberto Ruiz-Tagle was once a quiet, unknowable, unpromising member of Chile's young poetry scene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roberto Bolaño\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250352193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250352194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Roberto Bolaño","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47304715305215,"sku":"9781250352194","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_857a3774-af68-4341-bb31-844aa9e4c451.jpg?v=1758828943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/distant-star-roberto-bolazo-9781250352194","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}