Roberto Bolaño

Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003) was a Chilean writer, poet and literary critic.

Also recorded as Roberto Bolano; Roberto Bolaño Ávalos; Roberto Bolaño Avalos; Roberto Bolaño.

Overview

Born at Santiago in 1953, died at Barcelona in 2003.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are prose. The authority associates the name with Infrarrealismo. Nicanor Parra and Jorge Luis Borges are recorded as an influence.

Works named in the authority record are 2666 and The Savage Detectives.

Work by Roberto Bolaño is recorded in the collections of Memoria Chilena.

Distinctions recorded are Rómulo Gallegos Prize, Premio Herralde, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and Alcalá City Awards.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Roberto Bolaño”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q297532: Roberto Bolaño

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