Bolano, Roberto
2666
- ISBN 13:
- 9780312429218
- author:
- Bolano, Roberto
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 912
- Dimensions:
- 20.6 x 14 x 4.1 cm
- Genre:
- Thrillers / Suspense Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Set in the 1990s, 2666 is a sprawling and ambitious novel that spans over a decade, exploring the lives of several characters drawn to the border city of Santa Teresa, where hundreds of women have disappeared. With its encyclopedic knowledge and stylistic verve, the book offers a grand summation of its culture and the novelist's place in it.
Roberto Bolaño's masterpiece is a complex and idiosyncratic work that joins the ranks of the twentieth-century novel's most ambitious overachievers, alongside authors such as Proust, Musil, Joyce, Gaddis, Pynchon, Fuentes, and Vollmann. This novel is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in literary fiction and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world.
With its unique blend of style, knowledge, and cultural insight, 2666 is a book that will appeal to readers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking read.