{"product_id":"woes-of-the-true-policeman","title":"Woes of the True Policeman","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWoes of the True Policeman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRoberto Bolaño\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250037824\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrushed by a devastating scandal, university professor Óscar Amalfitano flees Barcelona for Santa Teresa--a Mexican city close to the U.S. border, where women are being killed in staggering numbers. There, Amalfitano begins an affair with Castillo, a young forger of Larry Rivers paintings, while his daughter, Rosa, reeling from the weight of his secrets, seeks solace in a romance of her own. Yet when she finds her father in bed with Castillo, Rosa is confronted with the full force of her crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is an intimate police investigation of Amalfitano, leading to a finale of euphoria and heartbreak. Featuring characters and stories from \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e, Roberto Bolaño's \u003ci\u003eWoes of the True Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e mines the depths of art, memory, and desire--and marks the culmination of one of the great careers of world literature.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Woes of the True Policeman | Roberto Bolaño | Paperback | 9781250037824 | New | Fiction 1569977","offer_id":50596347773186,"sku":"1569977","price":31.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81GyMcVny1L.jpg?v=1791122916","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/woes-of-the-true-policeman","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}