Reviews
International Praise for Roberto Bolaño and The Savage Detectives: "One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." --John Banville, The Nation "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." --Andreas Breitenstein, Neuen Zürcher Zeitung "An event… The Savage Detectives [is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." --Fabienne Dumontet, Le Monde des Livres "A rare and fertile talent." --Amaia Gabantxo, The Times Literary Supplement "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. The Savage Detectives is one of these books…In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, The Savage Detectives succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." --Fabrice Gabriel, Les Inrockuptibles "Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one." --Francisco Goldman, The New York Times "Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." --Angel Gurria-Quintana, The Financial Times "Bolaño is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." --Elena Hevia, El Periodico "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, The Savage Detectives is a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." --J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." --Matthias Matussek, Der Spiegel "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." --Rulo Melchert, Sächsischen Zeitung "[Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new…Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." --Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review "His generation's premier Latin American writer…Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." --Larry Rohter, The New York Times " The Savage Detectives gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, The Savage Detectives must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous 2666-- one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." --Enrique Vila-Matas, Le Magazine Littéraire "Bolaño [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." -- El PaÃs, His generation's premier Latin American writer...Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent., International Praise for Roberto Bolaño andThe Savage Detectives: "One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." -John Banville,The Nation "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." -Andreas Breitenstein,Neuen Zürcher Zeitung "An event…The Savage Detectives[is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." -Fabienne Dumontet,Le Monde des Livres "A rare and fertile talent." -Amaia Gabantxo,The Times Literary Supplement "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye.The Savage Detectivesis one of these books…In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction,The Savage Detectivessucceeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." -Fabrice Gabriel,Les Inrockuptibles "Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one." -Francisco Goldman,The New York Times "Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." -Angel Gurria-Quintana,The Financial Times "Bolaño is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." -Elena Hevia,El Periodico "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister,The Savage Detectivesis a magnificent portrait of an era-and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." -J. A. Masoliver Ródenas,La Vanguardia "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." -Matthias Matussek,Der Spiegel "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." -Rulo Melchert,Sächsischen Zeitung "[Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new…Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." -Francine Prose,The New York Times Book Review "His generation's premier Latin American writer…Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." -Larry Rohter,The New York Times "The Savage Detectivesgave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect,The Savage Detectivesmust be considered--along with his giant, posthumous2666̵, Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated., [Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new...Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world., The Savage Detectives gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, The Savage Detectives must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous 2666-- one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work., One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening., International Praise for Roberto Bolano and "The Savage Detectives: " "One of the most respected and influential writers of Ýhis¨ generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." --John Banville, "The Nation" "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." --Andreas Breitenstein, "Neuen Zurcher Zeitung" "An event..."The Savage Detectives" Ýis¨ a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." --Fabienne Dumontet, "Le Monde des Livres" "A rare and fertile talent." --Amaia Gabantxo, "The Times Literary Supplement" "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. "The Savage Detectives" is one of these books...In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, "The Savage Detectives" succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." --Fabrice Gabriel, "Les Inrockuptibles" "Bolano, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garcia Marquez must have over his generation and the following one." --Francisco Goldman, "The New York Times" "Powerful and disorienting . . . ÝBolano's¨ books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." --Angel Gurria-Quintana, "The Financial Times" "Bolano is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." --Elena Hevia, "El Periodico" "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, "The Savage Detectives" is a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in whichpeople experience literature as passionately as life itself." --J. A. Masoliver Rodenas, "La Vanguardia" "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." --Matthias Matussek, "Der Spiegel" "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." --Rulo Melchert, "Sachsischen Zeitung" "ÝBolano's work is¨ something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new...Reading Roberto Bolano is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." --Francine Prose, "The New York Times Book Review" "His generation's premier Latin American writer...Bolano's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." --Larry Rohter, "The New York Times" ""The Savage Detectives" gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, "The Savage Detectives" must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous "2666--"one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." --Enrique Vila-Matas, "Le Magazine Litteraire" " " "Bolano Ýis¨ the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." --"El Pais" "", International Praise for Roberto Bolaño andThe Savage Detectives: Â"One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening.Â" Â--John Banville,The Nation Â"The brightest hope for the future of South American literature.Â" Â--Andreas Breitenstein,Neuen Zürcher Zeitung Â"An eventÂ'¦The Savage Detectives[is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium.Â" Â--Fabienne Dumontet,Le Monde des Livres Â"A rare and fertile talent.Â" Â--Amaia Gabantxo,The Times Literary Supplement Â"Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye.The Savage Detectivesis one of these booksÂ'¦In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction,The Savage Detectivessucceeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back.Â" Â--Fabrice Gabriel,Les Inrockuptibles Â"Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one.Â" Â--Francisco Goldman,The New York Times Â"Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated.Â" Â--Angel Gurria-Quintana,The Financial Times Â"Bolaño is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo.Â" Â--Elena Hevia,El Periodico Â"The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister,The Savage Detectivesis a magnificent portrait of an eraÂ--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself.Â" Â--J. A. Masoliver Ródenas,La Vanguardia Â"Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today.Â" Â--Matthias Matussek,Der Spiegel Â"One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature.Â" Â--Rulo Melchert,Sächsischen Zeitung Â"[Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely newÂ'¦Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world.Â" Â--Francine Prose,The New York Times Book Review Â"His generation's premier Latin American writerÂ'¦Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent.Â" Â--Larry Rohter,The New York Times Â"The Savage Detectivesgave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect,The Savage Detectivesmust be considered--along with his giant, posthumous2666Â--one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work.Â" Â--Enrique Vila-Matas,Le Magazine Littéraire Â"Bolaño [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama.Â" Â--El País, International Praise for Roberto Bolaño andThe Savage Detectives: One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." —John Banville,The Nation The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." —Andreas Breitenstein,Neuen Zürcher Zeitung An event…The Savage Detectives[is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." —Fabienne Dumontet,Le Monde des Livres A rare and fertile talent." —Amaia Gabantxo,The Times Literary Supplement Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye.The Savage Detectivesis one of these books…In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction,The Savage Detectivessucceeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." —Fabrice Gabriel,Les Inrockuptibles Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one." —Francisco Goldman,The New York Times Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." —Angel Gurria-Quintana,The Financial Times Bolaño is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." —Elena Hevia,El Periodico The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister,The Savage Detectivesis a magnificent portrait of an era—and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." —J. A. Masoliver Ródenas,La Vanguardia Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." —Matthias Matussek,Der Spiegel One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." —Rulo Melchert,Sächsischen Zeitung [Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new…Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." —Francine Prose,The New York Times Book Review His generation's premier Latin American writer…Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." —Larry Rohter,The New York Times The Savage Detectivesgave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect,The Savage Detectivesmust be considered--along with his g, International Praise for Roberto Bolaño andThe Savage Detectives: "One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." --John Banville,The Nation "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." --Andreas Breitenstein,Neuen Zürcher Zeitung "An event…The Savage Detectives[is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." --Fabienne Dumontet,Le Monde des Livres "A rare and fertile talent." --Amaia Gabantxo,The Times Literary Supplement "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye.The Savage Detectivesis one of these books…In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction,The Savage Detectivessucceeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." --Fabrice Gabriel,Les Inrockuptibles "Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one." --Francisco Goldman,The New York Times "Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." --Angel Gurria-Quintana,The Financial Times "Bolaño is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." --Elena Hevia,El Periodico "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister,The Savage Detectivesis a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." --J. A. Masoliver Ródenas,La Vanguardia "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." --Matthias Matussek,Der Spiegel "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." --Rulo Melchert,Sächsischen Zeitung "[Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new…Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." --Francine Prose,The New York Times Book Review "His generation's premier Latin American writer…Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." --Larry Rohter,The New York Times "The Savage Detectivesgave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect,The Savage Detectivesmust be considered--along with his giant, posthumous2666--one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." --Enrique Vila-Matas,Le Magazine Littéraire "Bolaño [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." --El PaÃs, International Praise for Roberto Bola o and The Savage Detectives: "One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." --John Banville, The Nation "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." --Andreas Breitenstein, Neuen Z rcher Zeitung "An event The Savage Detectives [is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." --Fabienne Dumontet, Le Monde des Livres "A rare and fertile talent." --Amaia Gabantxo, The Times Literary Supplement "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. The Savage Detectives is one of these books In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, The Savage Detectives succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." --Fabrice Gabriel, Les Inrockuptibles "Bola o, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garci M rquez must have over his generation and the following one." --Francisco Goldman, The New York Times "Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bola o's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." --Angel Gurria-Quintana, The Financial Times "Bola o is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." --Elena Hevia, El Periodico "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, The Savage Detectives is a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." --J. A. Masoliver R denas, La Vanguardia "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." --Matthias Matussek, Der Spiegel "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." --Rulo Melchert, S chsischen Zeitung "[Bola o's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new Reading Roberto Bola o is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." --Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review "His generation's premier Latin American writer Bola o's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." --Larry Rohter, The New York Times " The Savage Detectives gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, The Savage Detectives must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous 2666-- one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." --Enrique Vila-Matas, Le Magazine Litt raire "Bola o [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." -- El Pa s, Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one., International Praise for Roberto Bolaño and The Savage Detectives: "One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." --John Banville, The Nation "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." --Andreas Breitenstein, Neuen Zürcher Zeitung "An event... The Savage Detectives [is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." --Fabienne Dumontet, Le Monde des Livres "A rare and fertile talent." --Amaia Gabantxo, The Times Literary Supplement "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. The Savage Detectives is one of these books...In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, The Savage Detectives succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." --Fabrice Gabriel, Les Inrockuptibles "Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one." --Francisco Goldman, The New York Times "Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." --Angel Gurria-Quintana, The Financial Times "Bolaño is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." --Elena Hevia, El Periodico "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, The Savage Detectives is a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." --J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." --Matthias Matussek, Der Spiegel "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." --Rulo Melchert, Sächsischen Zeitung "[Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new...Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." --Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review "His generation's premier Latin American writer...Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." --Larry Rohter, The New York Times " The Savage Detectives gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, The Savage Detectives must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous 2666-- one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." --Enrique Vila-Matas, Le Magazine Littéraire "Bolaño [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." -- El País , "One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." -- John Banville, The Nation "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." -- Andreas Breitenstein, Neuen Zürcher Zeitung "An event... The Savage Detectives [is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." -- Fabienne Dumontet, Le Monde des Livres "A rare and fertile talent." -- Amaia Gabantxo, The Times Literary Supplement "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. The Savage Detectives is one of these books...In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, The Savage Detectives succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." -- Fabrice Gabriel, Les Inrockuptibles "Bolaño, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garciá Márquez must have over his generation and the following one." -- Francisco Goldman, The New York Times "Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolaño's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." -- Angel Gurria-Quintana, The Financial Times "Bolaño is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." -- Elena Hevia, El Periodico "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, The Savage Detectives is a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." -- J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." -- Matthias Matussek, Der Spiegel "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." -- Rulo Melchert, Sächsischen Zeitung "[Bolaño's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new...Reading Roberto Bolaño is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." -- Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review "His generation's premier Latin American writer...Bolaño's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." -- Larry Rohter, The New York Times " The Savage Detectives gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, The Savage Detectives must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous 2666-- one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." -- Enrique Vila-Matas, Le Magazine Littéraire "Bolaño [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." -- El País, International Praise for Roberto Bolan o and "The Savage Detectives: " " One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." -- John Banville, "The Nation" " The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." -- Andreas Breitenstein, "Neuen Zu rcher Zeitung" " An event... "The Savage Detectives" [is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." -- Fabienne Dumontet, "Le Monde des Livres" " A rare and fertile talent." -- Amaia Gabantxo, "The Times Literary Supplement" " Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they' d last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. "The Savage Detectives" is one of these books... In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, "The Savage Detectives" succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." -- Fabrice Gabriel, "Les Inrockuptibles" " Bolan o, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garcia Ma rquez must have over his generation and the following one." -- Francisco Goldman, "The New York Times" " Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolan o' s] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." -- Angel Gurria-Quintana, "The Financial Times" " Bolan o is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." -- Elena Hevia, "El Periodico" " The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, "The Savage Detectives" is a magnificent portrait of an era-- and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." -- J. A. Masoliver Ro denas, "La Vanguardia" " Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." -- Matthias Matussek, "Der Spiegel" " One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." -- Rulo Melchert, "Sa chsischen Zeitung" " [Bolan o's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new... Reading Roberto Bolan o is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." -- Francine Prose, "The New York Times Book Review" " His generation's premier Latin American writer... Bolan o's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." -- Larry Rohter, "The New York Times" " "The Savage Detectives" gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joythere was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, "The Savage Detectives" must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous "2666-- "one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." -- Enrique Vila-Matas, "Le Magazine Litte raire" " " " Bolan o [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." -- "El Pai s" " ", An event... The Savage Detectives [is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium., Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. The Savage Detectives is one of these books...In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, The Savage Detectives succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back., The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, The Savage Detectives is a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself., "One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation . . . At once funny and vaguely, pervasively, frightening." -- John Banville, The Nation "The brightest hope for the future of South American literature." -- Andreas Breitenstein, Neuen Zrcher Zeitung "An event... The Savage Detectives [is] a brutal and lyrical vision of the last thirty years of the millennium." -- Fabienne Dumontet, Le Monde des Livres "A rare and fertile talent." -- Amaia Gabantxo, The Times Literary Supplement "Certain books go by too quickly. We wish they'd last longer and count the pages, not out of boredom, but out of anxiety at having to tell the characters goodbye. The Savage Detectives is one of these books...In the twists and turns of its mock-scholarly construction, The Savage Detectives succeeds in capturing both the fever of the past and the terrible, impossible yearning to have it back." -- Fabrice Gabriel, Les Inrockuptibles "Bolao, it seemed to me, hovers over many young Latin American writers, even those in their 40s, the way Garci Mrquez must have over his generation and the following one." -- Francisco Goldman, The New York Times "Powerful and disorienting . . . [Bolao's] books are bursting with humour that is both raw and sophisticated." -- Angel Gurria-Quintana, The Financial Times "Bolao is a prodigious storyteller on the level of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo." -- Elena Hevia, El Periodico "The great Mexican novel of its generation . . . By turns sublime and sinister, The Savage Detectives is a magnificent portrait of an era--and of every era in which people experience literature as passionately as life itself." -- J. A. Masoliver Rdenas, La Vanguardia "Quite possibly the boldest author in Spanish literature today." -- Matthias Matussek, Der Spiegel "One of the most important novels in modern Latin-American literature." -- Rulo Melchert, Schsischen Zeitung "[Bolao's work is] something extraordinarily beautiful and (at least to me) entirely new...Reading Roberto Bolao is like hearing the secret story, being shown the fabric of the particular, watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world." -- Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review "His generation's premier Latin American writer...Bolao's reputation and legend are in meteoric ascent." -- Larry Rohter, The New York Times " The Savage Detectives gave us the first real signs that the parade of Amazonian roosters was coming to an end: it marked the beginning of the end for the high priests of the Boom and all their local color . . . It also introduced us to an astonishing writer who reminded us how much deep joy there was in the passion of reading and, at the same time, spent his days on the edge of an abyss that no one else had ever noticed. What was he doing there? He was writing, on a ledge overlooking the void. In retrospect, The Savage Detectives must be considered--along with his giant, posthumous 2666-- one of the two major axes of Bolano's extaordinary, already legendary work." -- Enrique Vila-Matas, Le Magazine Littraire "Bolao [is] the brightest literary star in the current Latin American panorama." -- El Pas
