Copyright © 1997, 2001 by Roberto Bolaño
Translation copyright © 2010 by Chris Andrews
These stories are selected from two volumes originally published by Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona, Spain, Llamadas Telefónicas (1997) and Putas asesinas (2001) and are published by arrangement with the Heirs of Roberto Bolaño and Carmen Balcells Agencia Literaria, Barcelona.
All rights reserved. Except for a brief passage quoted in a newspaper, magazine, radio, television, or website review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher.
Grateful acknowledgement is made to the magazines where some of these stories originally appeared: Harper's, The New Yorker, and Playboy.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bolaño, Roberto, 1953-2003
The return / Roberto Bolaño ; translated by Chris Andrews.
p. cm.
"These stories are selected from two volumes Originally published by Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona, Spain, Llamadas telefonicas (1997) and Putas asesinas (2001)."
I. Andrews, Chris, 1962- II. Bolaño, Roberto, 1953-2003 Llamadas telefónicas. III. Bolaño, Roberto, 1953-2003 Putas asesinas. IV. Title.
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