The Savage Detectives

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While most are reading the posthumous translation of his final novel, 2666, some are also discovering the earlier work of dead Chilean writer, Roberto Bolano for the first time.

A stark, odd dissection of artistry and how one sends themselves into such a classification, The Savage Detectives takes the life of a writer and boils down every success, failure, and pretension into a 600 page plus warts and all confession. Sometimes cringe worthy, sometimes terrifying; by the end you are left with one absolute: no one’s artistic value can be truly estimated until their death. A very prophetic message for Roberto Bolano to send so early in his short career.

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