Target in the Night
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1941920160 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Piglia opens a window into a fascinating world, leaving the reader hungry for more." Publishers Weekly. "Piglia's postmodern, brainy and sometimes funny take on the detective thriller, and it's an absolute joy to read nothing in Target in the Night is anything less than original it works both as a clever detective novel and a surprising meditation on the complications of families and the way justice works in the modern world." Michael Schaub, NPR"Piglia is a talented storyteller and this is a compelling potboiler, but it's less Agatha Christie and more a tale about the transformation of the Argentine pampas
Billy J. Hobbs said 'Bravo' for another great South American novel!. I have long been intrigued by modern South American writers, from Jorge Luis Borges to Mario Vargas Llosa. This year, Buenos Aires-born Ricardo Piglia won the Formentor Prize, following in the footsteps of Borges, Carlos Fuentes, Juan Goytisolo, Javier Marias, and Enrique Vila-Matas. "Target in the Night," his latest thriller (translated from Spanish by Sergio Waisman) a
"Ricardo Piglia may be the best Latin American writer to have appeared since the heyday of Gabriel García Márquez." — Kirkus Reviews"Piglia opens a window into a fascinating world, leaving the reader hungry for more." — Publishers WeeklyOne of the BBC's Ten Books to Read (December 2015)A passionate political and psychological thriller set in a remote Argentinean Pampas town, Target in the Night is an intense and tragic family history reminiscent of King Lear, in which the madness of the detective is integral to solving crimes. 1941), widely considered the greatest living Argentine novelist, has taught for decades in American universities, including most recently at Princeton.. Target in the Night, a dark, philosophical masterpiece, won every major literary prize in the Spanish language in 2011.Ricardo Piglia (b