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Synopsis
Roberto Bolaño is most widely known for his groundbreaking novels and irreverent poetry, but as he became increasingly famous he found himself in great demand as a writer of non-fiction. Between Parentheses collects most of the newspaper columns and articles Bolaño wrote during the last five years of his life, as well as the texts of some of his speeches and talks, and a few scattered prologues.
Cantankerous and insufferably opinionated, Bolaño’s subjects range from literary criticism to tender pieces about his family and favourite places; works of passionate disparagement sit alongside fierce advocation of his heroes and favourite contemporaries; he argues for courage and bravery in the face of failure and vehemently demands ‘creativity in all levels’. Furthermore, Between Parentheses offers an opportunity to discover the man behind the international phenomena: it is, as the book’s editor Ignacio Echevarría remarks in his introduction, ‘a personal cartography of the writer: the closest thing, among all his writings, to a kind of fragmented “autobiography.” ’
‘Bolaño’s judgments are a joy to read. Between Parentheses is a treasure chest: filled with odd glittering jewels and fistfuls of gold. In these essays we hear Bolaño’s real voice’ Nation
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Review
`Bolaño makes for a cantankerous companion at times ("I enjoy vegetarian food the way I enjoy a kick in the stomach") but one can only admire his typically dark humour in the face of terminal illness. In his final interview, published in Playboy on the day he died, he states: "Sooner or later, the great Lady makes her entrance. The trouble is sometimes she's a heap whore.'
--The Sunday Telegraph
Book Description
The collected non-fiction of Roberto Bolaño, published in English for the first time
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0330510681
- ISBN 13 9780330510684
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages400
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