Articles tagged "roberto bolano"

Column: Deconstruction Zone

The Name of This Land is Hell: Mexico in Literature

by Rodger Jacobs

[23.Oct.09] :. When the author of a sitcom-styled novel about Mexican heritage cannot resist mentioning the modern-day carnage, then it's fair to assume that the murders have become a significant part of the national identity.

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Mistaken Identity?

by Sean Murphy

[2.Feb.09] :. From the New York Times, this week, on the complicated legacy of Roberto Bolano. Few writers are more acclaimed right now than the Chilean novelist Roberto Bolaño, who died of an...

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Column: South Meridian

The Resilient Works of Roberto Bolaño: Raccoon-Resistant, Water Resistant, Immortal

by Marcelo Ballvé

[3.May.07] :. Roberto Bolaño's Los Detectives Salvajes, like so many good works, traverses time, language, cultures, and survives a bit battered, but little worse for the wear.

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