Bolano 2666

Bolano, Roberto (Author) & Wimmer, Natasha (Translator). 2666: A NOVEL Rare Shrinkwrapped Copy of The First English-language Slipcased Edition. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008.
Softcover. First Edition. First Printing. 898 pages. As New. The author's eighth book to be translated into English. One of the greatest novels of the 21st century. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Published simultaneously with the Hardcover Edition, it is actually the more collectible edition because: a) it was issued in a very small and limited print run; b) it conforms more closely to Bolano's stated wishes about the book; and c) it was not reissued once all the First Edition copies were sold. The Slipcased Edition beautifully presents the novel in three separate volumes, which approximate Roberto Bolano's original (and brilliant) plan to publish the book in separate installments that correspond to the novel's different yet intertwined parts. "This brilliant behemoth is grand in scope, ambition, and sheer page count. Translator Natasha Wimmer has again done a masterful job. No novel this year will have as powerful an effect on the reader as this one" (Publishers Weekly) . What exactly is Roberto Bolano's achievement? "He emerged as a writer at a time when Latin America no longer believed in utopias, when paradise had become hell, and that sense of monstrousness and waking nightmares and constant flight from something horrid permeates '2666' and all his work. A writer who worked without a net, who went all out, with no brakes, and in doing so, created a new way to be a great Latin American writer" (Rodrigo Fresan) . "Bolano was the first to make a true break from the legacy of 'The Boom'. Many other writers of his generation, and younger writers too, have tried and are still trying to make a literature of their own, one that doesn't languish in the long shadow of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and the other novelists who exploded on the world scene in the 1960's. Bolano made the leap seem effortless. The writers of The Boom put Latin America on the map. Bolano creates a Latin America of the mind, a post-nationalist Latin America filtered through a rootless, restless, uncompromising literary sensibility" (Natasha Wimmer) . The consistently high level of Bolano's virtuosity is almost miraculous when one sees it as having been achieved during a brief and miserable personal life. It was as though he turned to literature not just to complement or complete but to change his life altogether. By the time of his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 50, Bolano was universally regarded as the greatest Spanish-language novelist of our time. "Something extraordinarily beautiful and entirely new" (Francine Prose) . "The real thing and the rarest" (Susan Sontag) . A masterpiece from the first truly great post-Magical Realism novelist, this is a "must-have" title for Roberto Bolano and contemporary literature collectors. <b><i> This edition is now completely sold out and highly collectible. This is one of extremely few copies of the First English-langu age Slipcased Edition still available online, is still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap, and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A rare copy thus. </b></i> One of the greatest writers of the 21st century. A flawless collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ROBERTO BOLANO TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) . ISBN 0374531552.

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Bolano, Roberto (Author) & Wimmer, Natasha (Translator). 2666: A NOVEL Rare Copy of The First English-language Hardcover Edition Signed By The Translator. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008.
Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 898 pages. As New in As New Dust Jacket. The author's eighth book to be translated into English. One of the greatest novels of the 21st century. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published simultaneousl y with a dazzling Slipcased Edition that presents the novel in three separate softcover volumes which correspond to the novel's different yet intertwined parts. "This brilliant behemoth is grand in scope, ambition, and sheer page count. Translator Natasha Wimmer has again done a masterful job. No novel this year will have as powerful an effect on the reader as this one" (Publishers Weekly) . What exactly is Roberto Bolano's achievement? "He emerged as a writer at a time when Latin America no longer believed in utopias, when paradise had become hell, and that sense of monstrousness and waking nightmares and constant flight from something horrid permeates '2666' and all his work. A writer who worked without a net, who went all out, with no brakes, and in doing so, created a new way to be a great Latin American writer" (Rodrigo Fresan) . "Bolano was the first to make a true break from the legacy of 'The Boom'. Many other writers of his generation, and younger writers too, have tried and are still trying to make a literature of their own, one that doesn't languish in the long shadow of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and the other novelists who exploded on the world scene in the 1960's. Bolano made the leap seem effortless. The writers of The Boom put Latin America on the map. Bolano creates a Latin America of the mind, a post-nationalist Latin America filtered through a rootless, restless, uncompromising literary sensibility" (Natasha Wimmer) . The consistently high level of Bolano's virtuosity is almost miraculous when one sees it as having been achieved during a brief and miserable personal life. It was as though he turned to literature not just to complement or complete but to change his life altogether. By the time of his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 50, Bolano was universally regarded as the greatest Spanish-language novelist of our time. "Something extraordinarily beautiful and entirely new" (Francine Prose) . "The real thing and the rarest" (Susan Sontag) . A masterpiece from the first truly great post-Magical Realism novelist, this is a "must-have" title for Roberto Bolano and contemporary literature collectors. <b><i> This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Natasha Wimmer. Together with Chris Andrews, Bolano's other major translator, Wimmer deserves credit for bringing Bolano's work to English-language readers, that is to say, to a global audience. This title remains available in multiple subsequent printings and is now highly collectible. This is one of very few such signed copies of the First English-language Hardcover Edition still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. </b></i> One of the greatest writers of the 21st century. A flawless collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ROBERTO BOLANO TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) . ISBN 0374100144. Signed by Author.

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Bolano, Roberto: 2666 Roman, HANSER, 099 ISBN: 3446233962
Literatur von einem anderen Planeten: Roberto Bolanos posthum erschienener Jahrhundertroman 2666 über die unaufgeklärte Mordserie an Frauen in Mexiko ist eine atemberaubende Reise ins finstere Herz der modernen Welt. Wir begeben uns auf die Suche nach dem Schriftsteller und ehemaligen Wehrmachtssoldaten Benno von Archimboldi der in Santa Teresa, einer Wüstenstadt an der Grenze zwischen Mexiko und den USA, verschwunden ist. Ebendort wurden Hunderte von Frauen Opfer von Vergewaltigung und Mord. Wer sind die Mörder, und was hat Archimboldi mit ihnen zu tun Das literarische Vermächtnis des aus Chile stammenden und 2003 in Barcelona verstorbenen Bolano ist Gangster- und Bildungsroman, Science-Fiction und Reportage.<

NEUBUCH! 2009. 1093 S. 22 cm 300 mm mm mm x 214 mm mm mm x 28 mm mm

[SW: Spanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung]

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Bolano, Roberto (Author) & Wimmer, Natasha (Translator). 2666: A NOVEL Rare Copy of The First English-Language Hardcover Edition With Pristine Copy of "Roberto Bolano: The Last Interview". New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008.
Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 898 pages. As New in As New Dust Jacket. The author's eighth book to be translated into English. One of the greatest novels of the 21st century. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published simultaneousl y with a dazzling Slipcased Edition that presents the novel in three separate softcover volumes which correspond to the novel's different yet intertwined parts. "This brilliant behemoth is grand in scope, ambition, and sheer page count. Translator Natasha Wimmer has again done a masterful job. No novel this year will have as powerful an effect on the reader as this one" (Publishers Weekly). What exactly is Roberto Bolano's achievement? "He emerged as a writer at a time when Latin America no longer believed in utopias, when paradise had become hell, and that sense of monstrousness and waking nightmares and constant flight from something horrid permeates '2666' and all his work. A writer who worked without a net, who went all out, with no brakes, and in doing so, created a new way to be a great Latin American writer" (Rodrigo Fresan). "Bolano was the first to make a true break from the legacy of 'The Boom'. Many other writers of his generation, and younger writers too, have tried and are still trying to make a literature of their own, one that doesn't languish in the long shadow of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and the other novelists who exploded on the world scene in the 1960's. Bolano made the leap seem effortless. The writers of The Boom put Latin America on the map. Bolano creates a Latin America of the mind, a post-nationalist Latin America filtered through a rootless, restless, uncompromising literary sensibility" (Natasha Wimmer). The consistently high level of Bolano's virtuosity is almost miraculous when one sees it as having been achieved during a brief and miserable personal life. It was as though he turned to literature not just to complement or complete but to change his life altogether. By the time of his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 50, Bolano was universally regarded as the greatest Spanish-language novelist of our time. "Something extraordinarily beautiful and entirely new" (Francine Prose). "The real thing and the rarest" (Susan Sontag). A masterpiece from the first truly great post-Magical Realism novelist, this is a "must-have" title for Roberto Bolano and contemporary literature collectors. <b><i> This title remains available in multiple subsequent printings and is now highly collectible. This is one of extremely few copies of the First English-language Hardcover Edition still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. It comes with a pristine copy of "Roberto Bolano: The Last Interview & Other Conversations". A rare set thus. </b></i> One of the greatest writers of the 21st century. A flawless collectible set. (SEE ALSO OTHER ROBERTO BOLANO TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374100144.

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