by Antonio Skármeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408050759
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«El baile de la victoria» is the novel by Antonio Skármeta published in 2003 by Editorial Planeta in hardback (377 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Chile after the dictatorship, the story follows a young thief and a veteran bank robber who plot to steal a general's jewels. In that plan, redemption, second chances, justice and revenge intersect, while the country tries to reconcile with its past.
Novel winner of the Premio Planeta 2003. This edition, the first, was published by Editorial Planeta in hardback.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in Chilean narrative and stories of redemption, justice and second chances.
Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic was a Chilean writer, screenwriter, and director. His novel Ardiente paciencia was the basis for the film Il Postino. In Chile, he was popularly known for hosting a television show on literature and the arts. He served as Chile's ambassador to Germany from 2000 to 2003. In 2014, he was awarded the Chilean National Literature Prize.
