Description
Roberto Bolaño's monumental final novel weaves together the obsessive search for a reclusive German writer with the haunting mystery of hundreds of young women who have vanished in a Mexican border town. Spanning two continents and eight decades, this encyclopedic masterpiece follows an American sportswriter, literary scholars, and local investigators as their paths converge in a sprawling narrative that blurs the boundaries between literary pursuit and criminal investigation. Structured as five interconnected sections that Bolaño originally conceived as separate novels, 2666 explores themes of violence, art, obsession, and the human cost of globalization with unflinching intensity. Bolaño's ambitious and darkly compelling prose creates a profound meditation on the nature of evil and the power of literature to illuminate the darkest corners of human experience. This posthumously published work stands as a towering achievement in contemporary fiction and a fitting capstone to one of the most important literary voices of his generation.
Available Editions
hardcover
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2008
898 pages
ISBN: 9780374100148
paperback
Editorial Anagrama
Published Jan 1, 2004
1125 pages
ISBN: 843396867X
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First Published
2004
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