The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives (Los Detectives Salvajes in Spanish) is an award-winning novel published by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño in 1998. Natasha Wimmer's English translation was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007. The novel tells the story of the search for a female Mexican poet, Cesárea Tinajero, by two other poets, the Chilean Arturo Belano and the Mexican Ulises Lima.
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| Author: | Roberto Bolaño |
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| First published: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Fiction |
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New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year2007
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Author of The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto βoˈlaɲo ˈaβalos]) (April 28, 1953 – July 15, 2003) was a Chilean novelist and poet. In 1999 he won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel...
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Really about coming of age and the dying of idealism. There are poetic and lyrical moments that make you yearn and mourn what it is like to be young and full of passion.