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The Name of a Bullfighter

by Luis Sepulveda · 1994

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This "engrossing, thoughtful noir novel" (Publishers Weekly) pits a former South american Marxist guerrilla against an ex-Stasi agent in a race to uncover the truth about a cache of medieval coins stolen during World War II. Translated by Suzanne Ruta.

Genre
crimeromance
Setting
1990sLatin AmericaChile
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 228 pages

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