El Tercer Reich / The Third Reich
, by BOLAÑO, ROBERTONote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780307476142 | 0307476146
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/26/2017
Udo Berger, escritor fracasado y campeoacute;n de juegos de estrategia, viaja de nuevo al pequentilde;o pueblo de la Costa Brava catalana donde pasaba los veranos de su infancia. Acompantilde;ado por su novia, pasa la mayor parte del tiempo con su juego favorito: El Tercer Reich. Una noche conocen a otra pareja de alemanes, Charly y Hanna, con quien planean pasar los siguientes diacute;as. Pero cuando Charly desaparece esa misma noche, la apacible vida de Udo cambiaraacute; bruscamente. Escrita en 1989 y encontrada entre sus archivos tras su muerte,El Tercer Reiches puro Bolantilde;o -detectives, personajes extravagantes, y un descenso a los infiernos. En su lenguaje, en sus formas y en sus temas podemos ver el germen de futuras obras maestras tales comoLos detectives salvajeso2666. Udo Berger, a failed writer and strategy wargames champion travels to the small resort in Spainrs"s Costa Brava where he spent his childhood summers to train for an international tournament. Accompanied by his new girlfriend, they befriend another German couple with whom they spend most of their time. But when one of his friends disappears after a night out with two local sinister characters, Udors"s serene life will be disrupted as he is pursued by a private detective. El Tercer Reichis pure Bolantilde;o-a detective, extravagant characters, and a descent into madness-and in it we can be seen the seed of future masterpieces such asLos detectives salvajes(The Savage Detectives) or2666. Thought to have been written in the early 1990s,El Tercer Reichwas found among Bolantilde;ors"s papers after his death.