Nocturno de Chile/ By Night in Chile

The novel, historical to some degree, consists of three parts. The second one, in my opinion, is optional reading if one wants to follow the narrative thread. The third part is the continuation of the first one. I found the middle part too long and disruptive even though it explains, out of sequence, events not included in the first and third parts.

We all have limited time to read and, therefore, when I read I hope to either learn something (as from history or current affairs books) or to be engrossed in a magnificent tale written in at least good prose. I am sorry to say that this book accomplished neither goal for me.I chose this book because I do like to read a couple of books a year in their original Spanish language and I had seen an article in the NY Times about today's most influential Hispanic and Latin American writers. Even though the author has been dead for some time, he made the list and I decided to give him a try.This book came out in the late 1990s and perhaps it is a case of it's not aging well. More likely, I think it may have been celebrated and lauded by those who are still searching for the true soul of Hispanic/Latin literature. Whatever the reasons, I did not like it. I learned nothing from this book. I didn't enjoy the writing for the most part...certainly not 600 pages of meandering without a real---or at least compelling---point. And all this by characters that I generally disliked. Hippie culture is not something I ever felt much regard for and 600 hundred pages of their doings was more than I was willing to take.In addition, I feel the author often comes across as sanctimonious and in many passages just trying to show us how much he knows. I wanted to put the book down for good, but I have a policy of finishing every book I start, so I trudged on, hoping it would get better. It did not.One good thing comes out of this: I will not be reading his supposed classic, "2666." I know I don't care for Bolano as an author, so now I feel free to search for other modern Hispanic/Latin authors to enjoy.

Fue tan bueno esté libro de Roberto Bolaño, que animo a comprar otro libro de Roberto Bolaño llamado “2666”. Bolaño simplemente lo involucra a uno, en su libro, y sale ansioso queriendo ver que sucede en cada página que se va presentando.

My brother loves this book and has been looking for the Anagrama editorial version of it for a long time now. He was VERY pleasantly surprised when I got it for him! Perfectly new, not a blemish in sight, carefully packaged. I would buy again from this seller.

I bought this book for my Spanish teacher as a going away present and it was just what he wanted. Along with being an excellent friend and teacher this book was perfect for him since he loves Spanish literature and anything related to Don Quixote in general. Los Detectives Salvajes is a lot like my teacher since its characters represent some individual from Spanish literature and the main characters are modern day Quixotians. If you know anybody interested in Spanish literature or Don Quixote, this is the book for them.

Novela soberbia, excelente! Bolaño no disilusiona al lector. La edición es muy barata, el papel es pésimo, la portada muy delicada, el libro no aguanta una segunda lectura.

I think this is a great book that everyone should read but the paper is very delicate and looks like medium quality, maybe is a subjective thing because I like my books to last and I like them to be easy to handle. I would still recommend it though

El libro, a la vez que describe la vida de jovenes poetas en el DF durante los años 70 y subsiguientes,nos mantiene hechizados en cuanto a la desaparicion de dos de ellos y tambien con la busqueda de la misteriosa poetisa Cesarea Tinajeros. El autor nos permite seguir la trama mediante los recuerdos de las diferentes personas que se cruzan en el camino de los jovenes poetas utilizando un lenguage fluido y claro.Un libro excelente muy dificil de poner a un lado luego que lo empezamos.

The book has a nice format to go through it.

Bolano spielt mit dem Krimi-Genre, wie kein anderer. Ich denke, er das Buch "Die wilden Detektive" genannt, um es besser verkaufen zu können. Es gibt zwar eine Suche, eine Art des Whodunnit, das hat aber nur im übertragenen Sinne etwas mit einem Krimi zu tun. Meinetwegen. Eingefleischte Krimi-Leser werden enttäuscht sein, denn es handelt sich eigentlich mehr um einen literarhistorischen Abriss. Es werden zahlreiche Aurorennamen genannt und mit Begriffen aus Kunst und Literatur gespielt. Darüberhinaus ist es ein erzähltheoretisches Experiment im Stile eines Cortazar. Das hat es zwar in der (lateinamerikanischen) Literatur bereits gegeben, ist aber trotzdem sehr lesenswert.

I borrowed this book from a friend because of her good reviews. I started it and I just couldn't continue. It was bad, bad. And it was so long in my car so I don't forget to return it, I accidentally spilled coffee on it. Had to order a new one to replace it. She didnt notice, I think.

Es una historia fantástica en torno a un par de poetas salvajes, es un compendio de pensamientos de las personas que los conocieron, las circunstancias, las alegrías, los retos, los defectos. Me encanta el formato de entrevistas para ir moldeando a los personajes.

El paquete llegó antes de la fecha estimada, en muy buenas condiciones. El libro viene en perfecto estado y la calidad del encuadernado, papel, impresión, es muy buena.