Return to the Dark Valley
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Return to the Dark Valley by Santiago Gamboa
"Fans of Roberto Bolaño will feel right at home in this globetrotting tale of misfit poets and ultraviolent drug lords . . . A page turner" (Miami Rail).
Manuela is a woman haunted by a troubled childhood that she tries to escape through books and poetry. Tertullian is an Argentine preacher who claims to be the Pope's son, ready to resort to extreme methods to create a harmonious society. Ferdinand Palacios is a Colombian priest with a dark paramilitary past, now confronted with his guilt. Rimbaud was the precocious, brilliant poet whose life was incessant exploration. Along with Juana and the consul, these are the central characters in Santiago Gamboa's "complex, challenging story that speaks to the terror and dislocation of the age" (Kirkus Reviews).
"Action-packed plotting . . . examines the movement of people across the shifting geopolitical landscape, the impossibility of returning and the potential redemptive power of poetry."--The New York Times Book Review
"An unsettling and brilliant document of contemporary life; highly recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)
"Gamboa possesses considerable talent at creating energetic scenes that spiral off in intriguing directions."--San Francisco Chronicle
For Europa Editions, Howard Curtis has translated five novels by Jean-Claude Izzo, including all three books in his Marseilles trilogy, as well as fiction by Francisco Coloane, Canek Sü¾Œ–”¼nchez Guevara, Caryl Fü¾Ž–”¼rey, and Santiago Gamboa.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781609454258 |
| ISBN 10 | 1609454251 |
| Title | Return to the Dark Valley |
| Author | Santiago Gamboa |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Europa Editions |
| Year published | 2017-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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