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Permanent Siesta: 3 Books To Whisk You Away
by Adam Wilson
You don't usually travel to distant places with heavy books. And besides, you're traveling, not reading, right? But author Adam Wilson suggests three books that you should take with you — regardless of their weight. Do you have a favorite book to read while you travel? Let us know in the comments.
Book Reviews
Brutal And Perfect 'Third Reich': Bolano's Final Gift
Not long after Chilean novelist Roberto Bolano died in 2003, his heirs found an unpublished manuscript written more than 20 years ago. The Third Reich chronicles a month in the life of Udo Berger, a young German war game prodigy — and explores the origins of the brutality that lurks within us all.
Book Tour
A Final, Epic Work From Roberto Bolano
by Neda Ulaby
When the Chilean-born, Mexican-reared Bolano died in 2003, he was virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. Six years later, critics are calling him one of the greatest modern writers. Editor Lorin Stein discusses his last novel, 2666.
Excerpt: '2666'
by Roberto Bolaño
Originally envisioned as five connected novels, 2666 is dense and bold and overwhelming.
Books
Posthumous Praise For '2666' Author
by John Powers
Critic-at-large John Powers salutes the Chilean-born writer and the new literary "It" boy, Roberto Bolano, who died in 2003. Bolano's novel, 2666, is a "massive epic of modernity," says Powers.
Author Interviews
Poets and Gangsters: Discovering Roberto Bolano
The New York publishing world is buzzing about The Savage Detectives, a novel by the late Chilean author Roberto Bolano that was published almost a decade ago.
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