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The Savage Detectives

May 29, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Part diary and part oral history, the book that brought Roberto Bolaño to widespread fame is a strange journey across the world following the lives of two poets and their run from – or is it towards? – something.  But what is that something?  It’s unclear.  Along the way, they have a lot of sex and meet a lot of people and steadfastly remain committed to “visceral realism” – whatever that is. The Review: I read 2666 […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: BookClub, Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives, The Tournament of Books 2008

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