Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño was a Chilean novelist, poet, and essayist renowned for his influential works in Latin American literature. Born in 1953, he spent much of his life in Mexico and Spain. Bolaño's writing often explores themes of exile, politics, and the complexities of human existence. He gained international acclaim for novels like "The Savage Detectives" and "2666," cementing his legacy as a transformative voice in contemporary literature.
Book summaries for books written by Roberto Bolaño
Quotes
The world was full of animals and the animals were full of men.
A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.
But we're all alone in the end.
The only thing that saves us from despair is the hope that someday things will be different.
Life is a mystery that can never be solved.
Fear is the strongest emotion a man can feel.
Time heals all wounds, but it also brings new ones.
Dreams are the only escape from reality.
Happiness is a fleeting moment, like a shooting star in the night sky.
The past is a ghost that haunts us forever.
Love is a double-edged sword.
We are all actors in the theater of life, playing our roles until the final curtain falls.