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The Savage Detectives (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Savage DetectivesArturo Belano and Ulises Lima, poets and leaders of a movement they call visceral realism, leave Mexico City to track down the poet Cesarea Tinajero, who disappeared into the Sonora desert - and obscurity - decades before. But the detectives are themselves hunted men, and their search for the past will end in violence, flight, and permanent exile.
Full description- Publisher: PICADOR
- Published: 04 July 2008
- Format: Paperback 592 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Fiction In Translation
- ISBN 13: 9780330445153 ISBN 10: 0330445154
- Sales rank: 88,473
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Reviews for The Savage Detectives
Compelling
You never quite know where you are with Bolano. Perspectives tumble, safety in character knowledge is shallow. Don't expect a quick read as each narrator adds conflicting information to our gradual understanding.
Reviews of the book state the depth of internal comedy/parody latent within the novel. I disagree. I consider Bolano to be that rare talent that shakes one's complacency, forcing a reappraisal of what constitutes an intelligent read. What you get is a snapshot of a grunting, breathing, vital Mexico, peopled with flawed characters, whose interactions with others are chaotic, touching and memorable.
If you want a challenging read, with beautiful prose, then read this and Bolano's other works. Excellent stuff. by david hannon
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