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The Skating Rink

The Skating Rink
Roberto BolañoOriginal title La pista de hielo (Spanish, 1993)

The Skating Rink is a novel by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño. A translation from the Spanish by Chris Andrews was published by New Directions in August, 2009.

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“We all have to die a bit every now and then and usually it's so gradual that we end up more alive than ever. Infinitely old and infinitely alive.”

Roberto Bolaño book The Skating Rink

Source: The Skating Rink

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