Roberto Bolaño, a Less Distant Star: Critical Essays

Book Overview

Roberto Bola?o has attained an almost mythical stature and is often considered the most influential Latin American writer of his generation. The first English-language volume of essays on the Chilean author, Roberto Bola?o, a Less Distant Star: Critical Essays, includes ten critical essays of his oeuvre. With a special emphasis on his masterpieces: 2666, The Savage Detectives, By Night in Chile, and Distant Star, the essays address topics such as Borges's influence and the role of repetition, social memory, allegory, and neoliberalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349504882
• ISBN13: 9781349504886
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"