\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ricardo Piglia may be the best Latin American writer to have appeared since the heyday of Gabriel Garc\u0026#237;a M\u0026#225;rquez.\"\u0026#8212;\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cp\u003eA passionate political and psychological thriller set in a remote Argentinean Pampas town, \u003ci\u003eTarget in the Night \u003c/I\u003eis an intense and tragic family history reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c/I\u003e, in which the madness of the detective is integral to solving crimes. \u003ci\u003eTarget in the Night\u003c/I\u003e, a masterpiece, won every major literary prize in the Spanish language in 2011.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo Piglia \u003c/B\u003e(b. 1941), widely considered the greatest living Argentine novelist, has taught for decades in American universities, including most recently at Princeton.\u003c/div\u003e