Target in the Night

Target in the Night

<div><p>"Ricardo Piglia may be the best Latin American writer to have appeared since the heyday of Gabriel Garc­a M¡rquez." €" <I>Kirkus Reviews</I></P><p>"Piglia opens a window into a fascinating world, leaving the reader hungry for more." €" <I>Publishers Weekly</I></p><p>One of the BBC's Ten Books to Read (December 2015)</p><p>A passionate political and psychological thriller set in a remote Argentinean Pampas town, <I>Target in the Night </I>is an intense and tragic family history reminiscent of <I>King Lear</I>, in which the madness of the detective is integral to solving crimes. <I>Target in the Night</I>, a dark, philosophical masterpiece, won every major literary prize in the Spanish language in 2011.</P><p><B>Ricardo Piglia </B>(b. 1941), widely considered the greatest living Argentine novelist, has taught for decades in American universities, including most recently at Princeton.<br></div>