{"product_id":"the-skating-rink-new-directions-paperbook","title":"The Skating Rink (New Directions Paperbook)","description":"A phenomenally unusual three-way murder mystery. With a murder at its heart, Roberto Bolaño’s The Skating Rink is, among other things, a crime novel. Murder seems to have exerted a fascination for the endlessly talented Bolaño, who in his last interview, according to The Observer, “declared, in all apparent seriousness, that what he would most like to have been was a homicide detective.”\n\nSet in the seaside town of Z, north of Barcelona, The Skating Rink is told in short, suspenseful chapters by three male narrators, and revolves around a beautiful figure skating champion, Nuria Martí. A ruined mansion, knife-wielding women, political corruption, sex, and jealousy all appear in this atmospheric chronicle of a single summer season in a seaside town, with its vacationers, businessmen, immigrants, bureaucrats, social workers, and drifters.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0811218686\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0811218686.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bolaño, Roberto|Andrews, Chris\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43263831113789,"sku":"BVV.0811218686.G","price":10.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0811218686-0.jpg?v=1781126096","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-skating-rink-new-directions-paperbook","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}