Labyrinth by Roberto Bolano (www.newyorker.com)
from SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to shortstories@literature.cafe on 17 May 2025 21:32
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I love bolano as a writer. This was translated by Chris Andrews.

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merde@sh.itjust.works on 17 May 2025 22:17 collapse

thanks for sharing this

I’ve got one question to any other reader/looker about this : Let’s say, for the sake of convenience, that she’s called Carla Devade. She could well be the youngest member of the group. Her hair is short,

I see Carla’s hair as long and wrapped in a bun

SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 20 May 2025 00:14 next collapse

Carla Devade is second last, the hair looks short to me. I can see a bun if I try bit theres not enough mass there to be a big bun. Probably shoulder length if it’s a bun.

Basically I don’t think its a deliberate choice to misstate a fact to cause doubt on the narrators voice.

Sorry I took so long to reply, coment got lost.

SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 20 May 2025 00:16 collapse

pca.st/…/a8f14179-aa4d-461e-9c53-baec9e2ace9a

Here btw is a podcast which is a reading and discussion of the story. With Sterling HolyWhiteMountain

merde@sh.itjust.works on 20 May 2025 01:59 collapse

downloading

a link for antennaPod users ☞ The New Yorker: Fiction: publicfeeds.net/f/6232/new-yorker-fiction

Episode webpage: …simplecast.com/…/sterling-holywhitemountain-read…