The Spirit of Science Fiction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780735222854)

From a master of contemporary fiction, a tale of bohemian youth on the make in Mexico City

Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world--or sacrifice themselves to it. Roberto Bola o's The Spirit of Science Fiction is a story of youth hungry for revolution, notoriety, and sexual adventure, as they work to construct a reality out of the fragments of their dreams.

But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite directions. Jan withdraws from the world, shutting himself in their shared rooftop apartment where he feverishly composes fan letters to the stars of science fiction and dreams of cosmonauts and Nazis. Meanwhile, Remo runs headfirst into the future, spending his days and nights with a circle of wild young writers, seeking pleasure in the city's labyrinthine streets, rundown caf s, and murky bathhouses.

This kaleidoscopic work of strange and tender beauty is a fitting introduction for readers uninitiated into the thrills of Roberto Bola o's fiction, and an indispensable addition to an ecstatic and transgressive body of work.

Author: Roberto Bola
ISBN-10: 0735222851
ISBN-13: 9780735222854
Publisher: Penguin Press
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2018 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 11/19/2018
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2018
Booklist 12/15/2018 pg. 84