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Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-5320
Fax: 626-792-7308
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-5320
Fax: 626-792-7308
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$15.00A wild, funny, breathtaking novel about the ragtag members of an obscure literary movement and their varying escapades, starting in Mexico City circa 1975 and spreading around the world, to the end of the century. The late Bolano, a Chilean, was a master of the written word, and Natasha Wimmer (whose work is showcased in the book) is his best English translator. That he is no longer writing is to our detriment. A phenomenal read, HIGHLY recommended.
Recommended by Zak
Alia Yunis discusses and signs The Night Counter
07/19/2009 4:00 pm
Location:
- Street:
- Vroman's Bookstore
- Additional:
- 695 E. Colorado Blvd
- City:
- Pasadena ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 91101
- Country:
- United States
At age 85, Fatima Abdullah knows when her time will come. In fact, it should be in just nine days, on her 1001st nightly visit with the immortal Scheherazad, to whom she has told her life stories to each night, knowing that the 1001st night her storytelling will end. But Fatima has many loose ends to tie up first, find a wife for grandson, teach Arabic to her pregnant teenage great-granddaughter, make amends with her estranged husband, and decide which of her ten troublesome children should inherit her family’s home in Lebanon, all while under the surveillance of two bumbling FBI agents eager to expose Al-Qaeda in Los Angeles.
