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The landmark first story collection from internationally acclaimed author Alejandro Zambra.
An early desktop computer becomes the third partner in a doomed relationship, and a receptacle for hundreds of files of music, images, and writing of questionable quality. A man attempts to quit smoking in spite of the fact that he's very good at it. Pinochet's dictatorship looms large over classroom instruction, and men in relationships-cruel, tender, brutal, sympathetic-exhibit their profound capacity for both love and harm.
Every facet of Chilean life, from religion and romance to technology, soccer, and solitude, becomes fresh and uncannily captivating in this unforgettable book of short fiction from internationally acclaimed author Alejandro Zambra.
An early desktop computer becomes the third partner in a doomed relationship, and a receptacle for hundreds of files of music, images, and writing of questionable quality. A man attempts to quit smoking in spite of the fact that he's very good at it. Pinochet's dictatorship looms large over classroom instruction, and men in relationships-cruel, tender, brutal, sympathetic-exhibit their profound capacity for both love and harm.
Every facet of Chilean life, from religion and romance to technology, soccer, and solitude, becomes fresh and uncannily captivating in this unforgettable book of short fiction from internationally acclaimed author Alejandro Zambra.