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2666: A Novel by Roberto Bolano

2666: A Novel Roberto Bolano ebook
Format: epub
ISBN: 0312429215, 9780312429218
Page: 912
Publisher: Picador

2666 is one of those novels which push the limits of the novel past its conventional size and scope, and its 893 pages of text definitely is one literary mammoth. But I know exactly when I read the first page of Roberto Bolaño's 2666. It is clear that Bolaño's oeuvre builds towards 2666 and finds its fullest expression in it. Chilean author Roberto Bolaño left behind a surfeit of unfinished manuscripts after his death, but nothing was more intriguing than a reported sixth part of 2666, his bestselling magnum opus. Calling Roberto Bolano's 2666 a novel is somewhat misleading. When Roberto Bolaño, a Chilean writer seemingly destine for a Nobel Prize had he not passed away so unjustly at the age of 50, chose to use Detroit as a setting in his near-universally acclaimed final novel 2666. Reading "2666", "it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish Roberto Bolaño's genius from his excess. I think it's worth the commitment of time and attention, and I haven't read any reviews from any of my friends. Certainly, it bears many attributes of a work of long fiction – memorable characters, richly evoked locations, abundant action, recurrent themes. 10:28 am - 2666 by Roberto Bolaño 2666 is a massive novel, and it's translated from Spanish. The bookmark that I use in my copy of 2666 is the Christmas card that my brother wrote to me when he gave me the book. More than a month ago I began reading Roberto Bolaño's 2666, I suppose on a lark. I'd say 2666 stands with the very short By Night in Chile as the best of these. I'd say further, among many other attributes, that both novels offer nice examples of viable political fiction, contrary to certain claims. In the New York Times, Steven Millhauser recently wrote about the distinctions between the genre of the short story and the novel. Since Bolaño's mind tends to work most powerfully in self-contained bursts (anecdotes, images, monologues) rather than in narrative continuity, skipping around is far less of a ño-ño than it would be in a traditional novel.