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Blanco nocturno (Spanish Edition) (original 2010; edition 2010)

by Ricardo Piglia

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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. Target in the Night, a masterpiece, won every major literary prize in the Spanish language in 2011. Tony Duran, a mysterious foreigner born in Puerto Rico and educated in New Jersey, is murdered in a village in Buenos Aires. Before dying, he'd arrived with the beautiful Belladona sisters, the twins Ada and Sofia, daughters of one of the most important families in the area.… (more)
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Title:Blanco nocturno (Spanish Edition)
Authors:Ricardo Piglia
Info:Anagrama (2010), Edition: 1st., Paperback, 304 pages
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One reviewer described "Target in the Night" as a detective story that isn't really a detective story. It is certainly true that reducing the work to a detective story is a great injustice and, indeed, not accurate. There is a mystery here but only as a framework on which hangs the complexity of its characters and life as a whole. The novel is truthful, unique and wonderfully written. The novel and its characters grapple (not always successfully) with the workings of the life they find themselves in. A very smart and thoughtful book that really shouldn't be missed by any serious reader. ( )
  colligan | Jun 8, 2022 |
Aunque esta planteada como una novela policiaca, esta obra no se clasifica simplement como tal. En ella la victima, y los investigadores (un policia y un periodista) comparten protagonismo, y todos los demas personajes 'secundarios' adquieren tambien una dimension central en el argumento de la novela en distintos momentos de la misma. El lugar donde se desarrolla la accion, un pueblo de la provincia de Buenos Aires, tambien es importante y en el los espacios parecen cambiar y transformarse con la narracion. Esta es una novela muy atmosferica, intrigante y filosofica, un thriller original que trasciende el genero. ( )
  alalba | Sep 17, 2010 |
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Ervaring is een zwak licht dat slechts schijnt voor wie het bij zich draagt.
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Tony Durán was een avonturier en een gokker, en toen hij de zusjes Belladona ontmoette, meende hij de hoofdprijs te hebben gewonnen.
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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. Target in the Night, a masterpiece, won every major literary prize in the Spanish language in 2011. Tony Duran, a mysterious foreigner born in Puerto Rico and educated in New Jersey, is murdered in a village in Buenos Aires. Before dying, he'd arrived with the beautiful Belladona sisters, the twins Ada and Sofia, daughters of one of the most important families in the area.

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