The Savage Detectives
(Author) Roberto BolanoNew Year's Eve, 1975. Two hunted men leave Mexico City in a borrowed white Impala. Their quest: to track down the mythical, vanished poet Cesárea Tinajero. But, twenty years later, they are still on the run. The Savage Detectives is their remarkable journey through our darkening universe. Told, shared and mythologised by a generation of lovers, rebels and readers, their testimonies are woven together into one of the most dazzling Latin American novels of all time. TRANSLATED BY NATASHA WIMMER 'Roberto Bolaño was a game changer: his field was politics, poetry and melancholia. He could be funny, he could be literate, he could be devastating. And his writing was always unparalleled' Mariana Enríquez 'Bolaño makes you feel changed for having read him; he adjusts your angle of view on the world' Guardian
Roberto Bolano
Roberto Bolaño was a Chilean writer best known for his novel "2666," a sprawling masterpiece that delves into themes of violence, literature, and the human condition. His unique literary style blends elements of realism, surrealism, and detective fiction, earning him a reputation as one of the most influential Latin American writers of his generation.
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