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War-games champion Udo Berger is finally on holiday.

Travelling to the Costa Brava with his long-ignored girlfriend, Ingeborg, there they meet another vacationing German couple, Charly and Hanna, and a band of shady locals. They have fun, see the sights, relax. Then, late one night, Charly disappears without a trace.

Desperate to solve the mystery, Udo refuses to leave, even after Ingeborg returns home. Increasingly frightened, the situation slips beyond his grasp and Udo suddenly realizes that the consequences of this game' are much more serious than he ever imagined.

TRANSLATED BY NATASHA WIMMER

Capering, weird, rascally and short... The Third Reich is giddily funny, but it is also prickly and bizarre enough to count among Bolaño's first-rate efforts' The Economist

A mesmerizing tale: sleek, linear, easily digested, beautifully translated Classic Bolaño' Washington Post

The Third Reich

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Publishing
      Published 1 May 2024
      ISBN-13 9781784879556
      978-1784879556
      ISBN-10 178487955X
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      Contemporary Fiction Books by Roberto Bolano

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      War-games champion Udo Berger is finally on holiday.

      Travelling to the Costa Brava with his long-ignored girlfriend, Ingeborg, there they meet another vacationing German couple, Charly and Hanna, and a band of shady locals. They have fun, see the sights, relax. Then, late one night, Charly disappears without a trace.

      Desperate to solve the mystery, Udo refuses to leave, even after Ingeborg returns home. Increasingly frightened, the situation slips beyond his grasp and Udo suddenly realizes that the consequences of this game' are much more serious than he ever imagined.

      TRANSLATED BY NATASHA WIMMER

      Capering, weird, rascally and short... The Third Reich is giddily funny, but it is also prickly and bizarre enough to count among Bolaño's first-rate efforts' The Economist

      A mesmerizing tale: sleek, linear, easily digested, beautifully translated Classic Bolaño' Washington Post

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