Roberto Bolano In Context

Roberto Bolaño is a diverse and prolific writer who is widely recognized as a major figure in World Literature. This volume provides a comprehensive mapping of the contexts, events, stages, and influences shaping his writing, demonstrating his significant influence and impact on literary cultures worldwide.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

From his early years in Chile to his nine years in Mexico City from 1968 to 1977, to the quarter-century he spent living and working in the Blanes-Barcelona area on the Costa Brava in Spain until his passing in 2003, Roberto Bolaño evolved into an astonishingly diverse and prolific writer. He is one of the most influential and widely read writers of his generation in any language. Increasingly recognized not only in Latin America but also as a major figure in world literature, Bolaño is an essential writer for the 21st-century world. This volume offers a comprehensive mapping of the pivotal contexts, events, stages, and influences shaping Bolaño's writing. As the wide-ranging investigations of this volume's 30 distinguished scholars demonstrate, Bolaño's influence and impact will shape literary cultures worldwide for years to come.

From his early years in Chile to his nine years in Mexico City from 1968 to 1977, to the quarter-century he spent living and working in the Blanes-Barcelona area on the Costa Brava in Spain until his passing in 2003, Roberto Bolaño evolved into an astonishingly diverse and prolific writer. He is one of the most influential and widely read writers of his generation in any language. Increasingly recognized not only in Latin America but also as a major figure in world literature, Bolaño is an essential writer for the 21st-century world. This volume offers a comprehensive mapping of the pivotal contexts, events, stages, and influences shaping Bolaño's writing. As the wide-ranging investigations of this volume's 30 distinguished scholars demonstrate, Bolaño's influence and impact will shape literary cultures worldwide for years to come.

Weight: 716g
Dimension: 235 x 160 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108835671