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The Savage Detectives

Roberto Bolaño

656 pages

About this book

Chase the elusive poet Cesárea Tinajero across the sun-scorched deserts of Mexico and the gritty streets of Europe in this exuberant, raunchy odyssey. Follow Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima as they abandon their lives to found the visceral realist movement, weaving a sprawling tapestry of poetry, rebellion, and the relentless pursuit of artistic truth.

Themes
Epic & AdventurousMelancholic & NostalgicMysteriousThought-ProvokingStrange & UnsettlingObsessive artistic pursuitFleeting youth and decayElusive literary ghosts
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