2666 - A Novel (First UK edition - first impression)

Roberto Bolano (Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer)

ISBN 10: 0330447424 / ISBN 13: 9780330447423

Published by Picador (An imprint of Pan Macmillan), London, 2009

About this Item

First impression of the first UK edition, with the full number sequence including the number "1": 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. This translation was first published in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2008. ***Near fine in black textured boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. A small mark on the top of the page block, and one on the bottom edge, but page block otherwise clean. Although a very large book, the biding is straight with no reading lean. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean - just lightly tanned. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £20. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips, tears or creases - just very slight rubbing at the edges. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***898 pages 242mm x 160mm. ***'2666 is the last novel by Roberto Bolaño. It was released in 2004, a year after Bolaño's death. It is over 1100 pages long in Spanish, and almost 900 in its English translation. It is divided into five parts. An English-language translation by Natasha Wimmer was published in the United States in 2008, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and in the United Kingdom in 2009, by Picador. It is a fragmentary novel. In Chile, it won the Altazor Award in 2005. The New York Times Book Review included it in the list of "10 Best Books of 2008"; Time named it Best Fiction Book of 2008; and the novel won the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Wimmer's translation was nominated for the Best Translated Book Award. Critics have compared it to the work of W. G. Sebald. They praised the book's multiple story lines and scope.' (Wiki) ***'Told in five parts, "2666" is the epic novel that defines one of Latin America's greatest writers and his unique vision of the modern world. Conceived on an astonishing scale, and - in the last years of Roberto Bolaño's life - with burning, visionary commitment, it has been greeted across Europe and Latin America as his masterpiece, surpassing even his previous work in inventiveness, imagination, beauty and scope '. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'Bolano makes you feel changed for having read him; he adjusts your angle of view on the world.' - The Guardian (Review quote taken from the back panel) ***A first impression of the first UK edition of Bolano's acclaimed novel "2666", in near fine condition, and much harder to find than the US equivalent due to a smaller print run. Also, being such a huge book, copies in this near fine condition are few and far between. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8747

Bibliographic Details

Title: 2666 - A Novel (First UK edition - first ...

Publisher: Picador (An imprint of Pan Macmillan), London

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First UK Edition

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Synopsis:

Published for the first time in the UK, this is the epic novel that defined one of Latin America's greatest writers, and his unique vision of the twentieth century

Review:

'A masterpiece, the electrifying literary event of the year. 2666: The Best Book of 2008.' -- Time Magazine

'Bolano's last and greatest novel... A giant work, strange and marvellous and impossible funny.' -- LA Times

'Bolano's masterwork... narrative velocity, polyphonic range, inventiveness and bravery.'
-- New York Review of Books

'Bolaño, from Chile, has long been recognised as one of the greats of late 20th- and early 21st-century fiction.' -- Claire Armistead, Literary Editor - The Guardian

'His masterpiece.' -- David Sexton, Literary Editor - The Evening Standard

'Not only a supreme capstone to his own vaulting ambition, but a landmark in what's possible for the novel.' -- The New York Times

'One of the greatest and most distinctive voices in modern fiction.' -- The Sunday Times

'The Chilean is being canonised by critics as the first great writer of this century.' -- Henry Hitchings, The Financial Times

'The most hotly anticipated novel of the new year... A visionary exploration of life and literature.' -- The Guardian

`Four literary scholars search for an elusive author, in a complex and allusive book overflowing with characters and storylines'
-- Sunday Times - 100 Best Holiday Reads