num_pages: 160
description: This key novel by the outstanding, Chilean author of By Night in Chile , who died tragically young last year, is a chilling investigation of the fascist mentality and its effects on a literary sensibility. It is also a gripping intellectual thriller.
language: English
title: Distant Star
titlecomplete: Distant Star
characters: Bibiano O'Ryan, Carlos Wieder (Alberto Ruiz-Tagle), Juan Stein, Angelica Garmendia, Arturo Belano, Diego Soto, Veronica Garmendia
genres: Fiction, Latin American, Spanish Literature, Literature, Latin American Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 11026
places: Concepcion, Spain
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Premio Valle-Inclán
category: Chris Andrews
publisher: New Directions