Roberto Bola¿o was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1953. He grew up in Chile and Mexico City. His novel The Savage Detectives was chosen as one of the ten best books of 2007 by the Washington Post and the New York Times Book Review. His...

With an afterword by Natasha Wimmer.Winner of the Herralde Prize and the Rómulo Gallegos Prize. Natasha Wimmer's translation of The Savage Detectives was chosen as one of the ten best books of 2007 by the Washington Post and the New York...

In the belief that he is dying, a Chilian priest, who is also a member of Opus Dei, a literary critic and a mediocre poet, relives some of the crucial events of his life. von Bolano, Roberto