Roberto Bolaño In Context

From his first fifteen years in Chile to his nine years in Mexico City from 1968 to 1977 to the quarter of a century he lived and worked in the Blanes-Barcelona area on the Costa Brava in Spain through his death in 2003 Roberto Bolao developed into an astonishingly diverse prolific writer. He is one of the most consequential and widely read of his generation in any language. Increasingly recognized not only in Latin America but as a major figure in World Literature Bolao is an essential writer for the 21st century world. This volume provides a comprehensive mapping of the pivotal contexts events stages and influences shaping Bolao''s writing. As the wide-ranging investigations of this volume''s 30 distinguished scholars show Bolao''s influence and impact will shape literary cultures worldwide for years to come.