Does Bola o's masterpiece hint at his own life, or is the author himself a literary invention? Literary Nonfiction. After Devouring 2666 by Roberto Bola o on the New York City subway, Jonathan Russell Clark does what any good literary critic would do--he reads everything by Bola o he can get his hands on. But the more he learns about the writer's unlikely life, the less it makes sense. Bola o cultivated ambiguities and false identities, almost as if he were laying a trap for his future biographers. Clark's investigation into Bola o's magnum opus is a stumble through a labyrinth where fiction and self-mythologizing converge. This book is part of a new series from Fiction Advocate called Afterwords. A Sontag-worthy encapsulation of another writer.--Christopher Wood, The Quarterly Conversation If you have read 2666 and loved it, like most people who've read 2666, then AN OASIS OF HORROR IN A DESERT OF BOREDOM is something of a must-read.--D. F. Lovett
An Oasis of Horror in a Desert of Boredom: Roberto Bolano's 2666 (...AFTERWORDS)
Jonathan Russell Clark
$19.95
- SKU:
- 9780989961592
- UPC:
- 9780989961592
- Gift wrapping:
- Options available
- Published by:
- Fiction Advocate
- Pub date:
- 02/20/2018
- Binding type:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 152
- ISBN:
- 9780989961592