{"product_id":"curfew-jose-donoso-1st-english-edition","title":"Curfew, José Donoso — 1st English Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Pan Books Ltd (Picador), 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 310.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The binding remains remarkably tight, square, and unmarred, exhibiting excellent preservation of the underlying boards. The text block is impressively clean and bright, with only the faintest trace of superficial spotting to the top edge while the fore and bottom edges remain pristine. The original dust jacket retains its vibran, unfaded coloration and striking graphic design. It shows sharp edges with only negligible shelf wear restricted to the extreme tips, remaining entirely free from any significant creases, tears, or scuffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A superb First UK Edition, First Printing of the Picador issue. Originally published in Spain in 1986 under the title \u003ci\u003eLa Desesperanza\u003c\/i\u003e, this English translation by Alfred MacAdam adeptly brings Donoso's critically acclaimed narrative to the Anglophone market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe striking dust jacket features bold geometric and architectural motifs that flawlessly capture the pervasive atmosphere of the text. Copies surviving in such pristine, collector's-grade condition without fading or significant edgewear are becoming increasingly uncommon on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the oppressive backdrop of Augusto Pinochet's regime in 1985 Chile, \u003ci\u003eCurfew\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds over a singular, profoundly tense twenty-four-hour period following the death of Matilde Neruda, widow of the Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda. As disparate political factions vie to exploit her funeral for their own agendas, Donoso brilliantly dissects a fractured society grasping for meaning, authority, and survival. At the narrative's core is the tragic reunion of Judit Torre, a haunted political radical desperate to escape her bitter past, and Mañungo Vera, an expatriate pop singer returning to a homeland he barely recognizes. Donoso’s masterful prose bridges documentary realism with poignant absurdity, delivering a profound meditation on life, art, and the suffocating nature of a country gripped by dictatorship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53729337311571,"sku":"4131-RM-F-VG-9","price":35.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_123243.jpg?v=1781013279","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/curfew-jose-donoso-1st-english-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}