An Oasis of Horror in a Desert of Boredom: Roberto Bolano's 2666 (...Afterwords)

By Jonathan Russell Clark

Does Bola o's masterpiece hint at his own life, or is the author himself a literary invention?

Literary Nonfiction. After Devouring 2666 by Roberto Bola�o on the New York City subway, Jonathan Russell Clark does what any good literary critic would do�he reads everything by Bola�o he can get his hands on. But the more he learns about the writer's unlikely life, the less it makes sense. Bola�o cultivated ambiguities and false identities, almost as if he were laying a trap for his future biographers. Clark's investigation into Bola�o's magnum opus is a stumble through a labyrinth where fiction and self-mythologizing converge. This book is part of a new series from Fiction Advocate called Afterwords.

"A Sontag-worthy encapsulation of another writer."--Christopher Wood, The Quarterly Conversation

"If you have read 2666 and loved it, like most people who've read 2666, then AN OASIS OF HORROR IN A DESERT OF BOREDOM is something of a must-read."--D. F. Lovett

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0989961591
• ISBN13: 9780989961592
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Fiction Advocate
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.0" x 6.0"