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Roberto Bolaño
Also known as: Roberto Bolaño Ávalos
Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (Santiago, 28 de abril de 1953-Barcelona, 15 de julio de 2003) fue un escritor y poeta chileno, autor de más de dos decenas de libros, entre los cuales destacan sus novelas Los detectives salvajes, ganadora del Premio Herralde en 1998 y el Premio Rómulo Gallegos en 1999, y la póstuma 2666.
Most acclaimed
Estrella distante
"Relato que se desarrolla a partir del catálogo de autores nazis imaginado por el autor en su libro anterior La literatura nazi en América. La atención se concentra aquí sobre uno de ellos, Carlos Ramírez Hoffman, para denunciar la impunidad del horror y el sentido tragicómico de los destinos humanos"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Los detectives salvajes
2007
Una clave más del universo literario de Roberto Bolaño, uno de los escritores imprescindibles de la literatura contemporánea en español. Este volumen incluye tres nouvelles inéditas -"Patria", "Sepulcros de vaqueros" y "Comedia del horror de Francia"- en las que está presente lo mejor del genio literario del autor chileno: el Mal, la violencia, la historia, la literatura, la ironía, México, Chile, el amor, el suspense, la búsqueda... a lo que se suma alguno de sus personajes más célebres, como el ubicuo detective salvaje Arturo Belano. English translation of Spanish summary: One more key to the literary universe of Roberto Bolaño, one of the essential writers of Spanish contemporary literature. This volume includes three unpublished novellas - "Patria," "Sepulcros de vaqueros," and "Comedia del horror de Francia" -- in which the best of the literary genius of the Chilean author is present: evil, violence, history, literature , irony, Mexico, Chile, love, suspense, search ... to which is added some of his most famous characters, such as the ubiquitous wild detective Arturo Belano
The Return
After visiting a graveyard, a man finds his appearance has mysteriously changed. Returning home only to be received with horror and suspicion by his family, he must reckon with the social consequences of his bizarre transformation, while searching for an explanation and solution. Walter de la Mare has a reputation for crafting ghost stories of philosophical depth and haunting ambiguity. The Return, one of only two of his long-form supernatural works, follows this trend, and sees de la Mare exploring ideas of personal identity, spirituality, and the consequences of living in blind adherence to social expectations. Functioning as a fantastical agent of mid-life crisis, Arthur Lawford’s condition uproots the foundations of his existence and casts into doubt all he had taken for granted about himself and his place in the world. There are no cheap scares or easy answers in The Return. It’s a work rich with enigmatic detail, describing a struggle to find meaning in a world where nothing is certain; a theme as relevant and recognizable now as when the novel was first published in 1910.