- Publisher
- Picador
- Length
- ≈ 898 pages
- Reading time
- 23–30 hours
- ISBN
- 9780312429218
Reading time assumes 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate. Edition source
What is this book about?
Roberto Bolaño’s final novel appeared in 2004, after his death. Its five-part structure brings together separate strands rather than following a single continuous narrative. Natasha Wimmer translated the book into English; that translation appeared in the United States in 2008 and the United Kingdom in 2009. Pagination differs substantially between editions.
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