Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño

This 1996 novella is about the dark history of Chilé, merged with a detective story about poets. We look at Bolaño's career, while taking into account criticisms of his authenticity and his representation of Chileans from the vantage of his security in Europe.

 

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• Distant Star

Additional Resources:

• A Chilean Writer’s Fictions Might Include His Own Colorful Past
• Valdes, M. (2008). His Stupid Heart: Robert Bolaño’s Novels Were a Love Letter to His Generation, But What He Had to Say Many Chileans Didn’t Want to Hear. Virginia Quarterly Review, 84(1),
• Corral, W. H. (2006). Roberto Bolaño. World Literature Today, 80(6), 50–54.
• The Best Bolaño Book is 'Distant Star'
• What Roberto Bolaño Can Teach Us About Making Art Under Fascism