num_pages: 118
description: During the course of a single night, Father Sebastian Urrutia Lacroix, a Chilean priest, who is a member of Opus Dei, a literary critic and a mediocre poet, relives some of the crucial events of his life. He believes he is dying and in his feverish delirium various characters, both real and imaginary, appear to him as icy monsters.
language: English
title: By Night in Chile
titlecomplete: By Night in Chile
characters: Sebastián Urrutia Lacroix
genres: Spanish Literature, Historical Fiction, Novella, 21st Century, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Latin American, Fiction, Latin American Literature
ratings_count: 12251
places: Chile
publisher: New Directions