The Skating Rink
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The Skating Rink is a short novel by Roberto Bolaño that blends crime, obsession, and political undercurrents in a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative set in a Spanish seaside town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Skating Rink canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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short novel ⓘ |
| author | Roberto Bolaño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | murder ⓘ |
| centralMotif | ice skating rink ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Carmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caro NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuria Martí NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Yes ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
experimental narrative
ⓘ
postmodern ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 200 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
crime ⓘ jealousy ⓘ obsession ⓘ political undercurrents ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American post-boom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Enric Rosquelles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaspar Heredia NERFINISHED ⓘ Remo Morán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | fragmented ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending crime plot with political commentary
ⓘ
use of multiple unreliable narrators ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La pista de hielo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roberto Bolaño bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherFirstEdition | Editorial Anagrama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Spanish seaside town ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| toldFromPerspectiveOf |
Enric Rosquelles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaspar Heredia NERFINISHED ⓘ Remo Morán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatorToEnglish | Chris Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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