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The Savage Detectives

  • 619 pages · about 10 hours
  • First published 1998
  • 50 editions

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1 About this book

English translation of Spanish summary: One more key to the literary universe of Roberto Bolaño, one of the essential writers of Spanish contemporary literature.

This volume includes three unpublished novellas - "Patria," "Sepulcros de vaqueros," and "Comedia del horror de Francia" -- in which the best of the literary genius of the Chilean author is present: evil, violence, history, literature , irony, Mexico, Chile, love, suspense, search ... to which is added some of his most famous characters, such as the ubiquitous wild detective Arturo Belano.

Good for readers who want: a mystery, a thriller, and a long read.

  • Mystery
  • Mexico city
  • Thrillers
  • Romance literature
  • Detectives
  • Mexico
  • Authors
  • Fugitives from justice

2 About Roberto Bolaño

1953–2003

Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (Spanish: ; 28 April 1953 – 15 July 2003) was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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