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'''Roberto Bolaño''' ([[April 28]], [[1953]] — [[July 15]], [[2003]]) was a [[Chile|Chilean]] novelist and poet, winner of the prestigious [[Rómulo Gallegos Prize]] for his novel ''Los detectives salvajes'' (''[[The Savage Detectives]]'') in 1999. | '''Roberto Bolaño''' ([[April 28]], [[1953]] — [[July 15]], [[2003]]) was a [[Chile|Chilean]] novelist and poet, winner of the prestigious [[Rómulo Gallegos Prize]] for his novel ''Los detectives salvajes'' (''[[The Savage Detectives]]'') in 1999. | ||
+ | The following '''bibliography of Roberto Bolaño''' provides a chronological list of the published works of Chilean writer [[Roberto Bolaño]] (1953–2003). It includes his fiction (novels, short stories, poems) and non-fiction (essays, speeches, interviews), both published during his lifetime and posthumously. | ||
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+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | <small>'''Note''': Titles appearing in brackets have not yet been translated into English and are only literal indications of the original Spanish titles.</small> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Novels=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! English title !! Original Spanish title !! Translator | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Skating Rink]]'' || ''La Pista de Hielo'' (1993) || Chris Andrews, August 2009 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Nazi Literature in the Americas]]'' || ''La Literatura Nazi en América'' (1996) || Chris Andrews, February 2008 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Distant Star]]'' || ''Estrella Distante'' (1996) || Chris Andrews, December 2004 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Savage Detectives]]'' || ''Los Detectives Salvajes'' (1998) || [[Natasha Wimmer]], April 2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Amulet (novel)|Amulet]]'' || ''Amuleto'' (1999) || Chris Andrews, January 2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Monsieur Pain]]'' || ''Monsieur Pain'' (1999) retitled reprint of small-press <br>''La senda de los elefantes'' (1984, written 1981-1982) || Chris Andrews, January 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[By Night in Chile]]'' || ''Nocturno de Chile'' (2000) || Chris Andrews, December 2003 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Antwerp (novel)|Antwerp]]'' || ''Amberes'' (2002, written 1980) || Natasha Wimmer, April 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[A Lumpen Novella]]'' || ''Una Novelita Lumpen'' (2002, written 2001) || Natasha Wimmer, September 2014 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[2666 (novel)|2666]]'' ||''2666'' (2004, written 1999-2003) || Natasha Wimmer, November 2008 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Third Reich (novel)|The Third Reich]]'' || ''El Tercer Reich'' (2010, written 1989) || Natsha Wimmer, November 2011 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Woes of the True Policeman]]'' || ''Los Sinsabores del Verdadero Policía'' (2011, written 198x-2003) || Natasha Wimmer, November 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [''Diorama''] || ''Diorama'' || (not yet published or translated) | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Short story collections=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! English title !! Original Spanish publication !! Translator | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Last Evenings on Earth]]'' || Selection of stories from ''Putas Asesinas'' (2001)<br>and ''Llamadas Telefónicas'' (1997) || Chris Andrews, April 2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Return (short story collection)|The Return]]'' || Stories from ''Putas Asesinas'' and ''Llamadas Telefónicas''<br>not collected in ''Last Evenings on Earth'' || Chris Andrews, June 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Insufferable Gaucho]]'' || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'' (2003) [5 stories plus 2 essays] || Chris Andrews, August 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Secret of Evil]]'' || ''El Secreto del Mal'' (2007) [17 stories plus 2 essays] || Chris Andrews, April 2012 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Poetry collections=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! English title !! Original Spanish title !! Translator !! Notes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [Reinventing Love] || ''Reinventar el amor'' (1976) || || 20-page booklet in México (first publication) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [Fragments from the Unknown University] || ''Fragmentos de la Universidad Desconocida'' (1992) || || Poems (1978–1992), reprinted in ''La Universidad Desconocida'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Romantic Dogs]]'' || ''Los Perros Románticos:<br>Poemas 1980-1998'' (2000) <br>(revised from ''Los Perros Románticos: Poemas 1977-1990'', 1993) || Laura Healy, 2008 || 43 poems written from 1980 to 1998 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [The Last Savage] || ''El último salvaje'' (1995) || || Poems (1990-1993), reprinted in ''La Universidad Desconocida'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Tres (poetry collection)|Tres]]'' || ''Tres'' (2000) || Laura Healy, September 2011 || Three poem sequences written in 1981, 1993, and 1994 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''The Unknown University'' ||''La Universidad Desconocida'' (2007) || Laura Healy, July 2013 || Spanish version includes Bolaño's<br>rare or uncollected poetry (1978-1993) plus the novella ''[[Antwerp (novel)|Antwerp]]'' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Other books=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Title !! Original Spanish title !! Translation || Contents | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[''Advice from a Morrison Disciple to a Joyce Fanatic''] || ''Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison<br>a un fanático de Joyce'' (1984) || Untranslated || Novel written in 1983 in collaboration with [[A. G. Porta]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Between Parentheses'' || ''Entre paréntesis'' (2004) || Natasha Wimmer, May 2011 || Collection of essays, articles, and speeches (1998–2003) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations'' || - || Sybil Perez, November 2009 || Collection of four interviews with Bolaño (1999–2003) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [Bolaño Himself] || ''Bolaño por sí mismo'' (2011) || Untranslated || Collection of interviews with Bolaño (1998–2003) | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Pieces== | ||
+ | ===Short stories=== | ||
+ | <small>'''Note:''' Four essays collected within short-story books are listed here tagged with "[essay]".</small><!-- Maybe an "Essay" section, also listing the contents of "Between Parentheses" and such, would be better? --> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! English title !! Original Spanish title !! Original Spanish collection !! English collection | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Sensini || Sensini || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Henri Simon Leprince || Henri Simon Leprince || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Enrique Martín || Enrique Martín || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | A Literary Adventure || Una Aventura Literaria || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Phone Calls || Llamadas Telefónicas || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Grub || El Gusano || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Snow || La Nieve || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Another Russian Tale || Otro Cuento Ruso || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | William Burns || William Burns || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Detectives || Detectives || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Cell Mates || Compañeros de Celda || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Clara || Clara || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Joanna Sivestri || Joanna Silvestri || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Anne Moore's Life || Vida de Anne Moore || ''Llamadas Telefónicas'', 1997 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Mauricio ("The Eye") Silva || El Ojo Silva || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Gómez Palacio || Gómez Palacio || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Last Evenings on Earth || Últimos Atardeceres en la Tierra || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Days of 1978 || Días de 1978 || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Vagabond in France and Belgium || Vagabundo en Francia y Bélgica || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Prefiguration of Lalo Cura || Prefiguración de Lalo Cura || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Murdering Whores || Putas Asesinas || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Return || El Retorno || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Buba || Buba || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Dentist || Dentista || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Photos || Fotos || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Dance Card || Carnet de Baile || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''Last Evenings on Earth'', 2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[The Return (short story collection)#"Meeting with Enrique Lihn"|Meeting with Enrique Lihn]] || Encuentro con Enrique Lihn || ''Putas Asesinas'', 2001 || ''The Return'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Jim || Jim || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'', 2003 || ''The Insufferable Gaucho'', 2010;<br>''Between Parentheses'', 2011 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Insufferable Gaucho || El Gaucho Insufrible || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'', 2003 || ''The Insufferable Gaucho'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Police Rat || El Policía de las Ratas || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'', 2003 || ''The Insufferable Gaucho'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Alvaro Rousselot’s Journey || El Viaje de Álvaro Rousselot || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'', 2003 || ''The Insufferable Gaucho'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Two Catholic Tales || Dos Cuentos Católicos || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'', 2003 || ''The Insufferable Gaucho'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Literature + Illness = Illness <br>[essay] || Literatura + Enfermedad = Enfermedad || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'', 2003 || ''The Insufferable Gaucho'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Myths of Cthulhu <br>[essay] || Los Mitos de Cthulhu || ''El Gaucho Insufrible'', 2003 || ''The Insufferable Gaucho'', 2010 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Colonia Lindavista || La Colonia Lindavista || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Secret of Evil || El Secreto del Mal || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Old Man of the Mountain || El Viejo de la Montaña || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Colonel's Son || El Hijo del Coronel || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Scholars of Sodom || Sabios de Sodoma || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Room Next Door || La Habitación de al Lado || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Labyrinth || Laberinto || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Vagaries of the Literature of Doom <br>[essay] || Derivas de la Pesada || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012;<br>''Between Parentheses'', 2011 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Crimes || Crímenes || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | I Can't Read || No Sé Leer || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Beach [short story, <br>originally considered an essay] || Playa || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012;<br>''Between Parentheses'', 2011 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Muscles || Músculos || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Tour || La Gira || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Daniela || Daniela || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Suntan || Bronceado || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Death of Ulises || Muerte de Ulises || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Trouble-maker || El Provocador || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Sevilla Kills Me <br>[essay] || Sevilla me Mata || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012;<br>''Between Parentheses'', 2011 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Days of Chaos || Las Jornadas del Caos || ''El Secreto del Mal'', 2007 || ''The Secret of Evil'', 2012 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Poems=== | ||
+ | {{inc-lit}} | ||
+ | {{col-begin}} | ||
+ | {{col-2}} | ||
+ | ;''The Romantic Dogs'' / ''Los Perros Románticos'' | ||
+ | * The Romantic Dogs | ||
+ | * Self Portrait at Twenty Years | ||
+ | * Resurrection | ||
+ | * In the Reading Room of Hell | ||
+ | * Soni | ||
+ | * Ernesto Cardenal and I | ||
+ | * Day Bleeding Rain | ||
+ | * The Worm | ||
+ | * Lupe | ||
+ | * The Front Line | ||
+ | * La Francesa | ||
+ | * The Outsider Ape | ||
+ | * Dirty, Poorly Dressed | ||
+ | * I Dreamt of Frozen Detectives | ||
+ | * The Detectives | ||
+ | * The Lost Detectives | ||
+ | * The Frozen Detectives | ||
+ | * Fragments | ||
+ | * The Ghost of Edna Lieberman | ||
+ | * Visit to the Convalescent | ||
+ | * Godzilla in Mexico | ||
+ | * Verses by Juan Ramón | ||
+ | * Dino Campana Revises His Biography in Castel Pulci Psychiatric Hospital | ||
+ | * Palingenesis | ||
+ | * The Nurses | ||
+ | {{col-2}} | ||
+ | * Twilight in Barcelona | ||
+ | * The Greek | ||
+ | * Mr. Wiltshire | ||
+ | * Rain | ||
+ | * Luck | ||
+ | * X-Rays | ||
+ | * The Last Love Song of Pedro J. Lastarria, Alias "El Chorito" | ||
+ | * My Life in the Tubes of Survival | ||
+ | * On the Edge of the Cliff | ||
+ | * Roadster | ||
+ | * The Last Savage | ||
+ | * Half-Baked | ||
+ | * Atole | ||
+ | * The Donkey | ||
+ | * Parra's Footsteps | ||
+ | * I'll Try to Forget | ||
+ | * Muse | ||
+ | * With the Flies | ||
+ | ;''Tres'' | ||
+ | * Prose from Autumn in Gerona | ||
+ | * The Neochileans | ||
+ | * A Stroll Through Literature | ||
+ | ;''The Unknown University'' | ||
+ | * Roberto Bolaño’s Devotion | ||
+ | {{col-end}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Interviews with Bolaño=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Name !! Interviewer !! Original publication !! Collected in | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Literature Is Not Made from Words Alone || Héctor Soto and Matias Bravo || ''Capital'' Santiago, December 1999 || ''Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Reading Is Always More Important than Writing || Carmen Boullosa || ''[[Bomb Magazine]]'' #78, Winter 2002 || ''Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Positions Are Positions and Sex Is Sex || Eliseo Álvarez || ''Revista Cultural Turia'' 75, June 2005<br>(as "Roberto Bolaño: Todo escritor que escribe<br>en español deberia tener influencia cervantina" || ''Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Last Interview / The End: Distant Star || Monica Maristain || ''Playboy Mexico'', July 2003 || ''Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations'';<br>''Between Parentheses'' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ==Articles about Bolaño== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Name !! Writer !! Original publication !! Collected in || Available online | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Roberto Bolaño: Portrait of the Writer as Noble Savage || Will H. Corral || ''[[World Literature Today]]'', November - December 2006 || - || - | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Vagabonds - Roberto Bolaño and his fractured masterpiece || Daniel Zalewski || ''[[The New Yorker]]'', 26 March 2007 || - || [http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2007/03/26/070326crat_atlarge_zalewski ''The New Yorker''] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The Great Bolaño || Francisco Goldman || ''[[The New York Review of Books]]'', 19 July 2007 || - || - | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | In the Sonora || Benjamin Kunkel || ''[[London Review of Books]]'', 6 September 2007 || - || [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n17/benjamin-kunkel/in-the-sonora ''London Review of Books''] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Alone Among the Ghosts || Marcela Valdes || ''[[The Nation]]'', 8 December 2008 || Introduction to ''Roberto Bolaño:<br>The Last Interview & Other Conversations'' || [http://www.thenation.com/article/alone-among-ghosts-roberto-bolanos-2666 ''The Nation''] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
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Roberto Bolaño (April 28, 1953 — July 15, 2003) was a Chilean novelist and poet, winner of the prestigious Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel Los detectives salvajes (The Savage Detectives) in 1999. The following bibliography of Roberto Bolaño provides a chronological list of the published works of Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003). It includes his fiction (novels, short stories, poems) and non-fiction (essays, speeches, interviews), both published during his lifetime and posthumously.
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Bibliography
Note: Titles appearing in brackets have not yet been translated into English and are only literal indications of the original Spanish titles.
Novels
English title | Original Spanish title | Translator |
---|---|---|
The Skating Rink | La Pista de Hielo (1993) | Chris Andrews, August 2009 |
Nazi Literature in the Americas | La Literatura Nazi en América (1996) | Chris Andrews, February 2008 |
Distant Star | Estrella Distante (1996) | Chris Andrews, December 2004 |
The Savage Detectives | Los Detectives Salvajes (1998) | Natasha Wimmer, April 2007 |
Amulet | Amuleto (1999) | Chris Andrews, January 2007 |
Monsieur Pain | Monsieur Pain (1999) retitled reprint of small-press La senda de los elefantes (1984, written 1981-1982) | Chris Andrews, January 2010 |
By Night in Chile | Nocturno de Chile (2000) | Chris Andrews, December 2003 |
Antwerp | Amberes (2002, written 1980) | Natasha Wimmer, April 2010 |
A Lumpen Novella | Una Novelita Lumpen (2002, written 2001) | Natasha Wimmer, September 2014 |
2666 | 2666 (2004, written 1999-2003) | Natasha Wimmer, November 2008 |
The Third Reich | El Tercer Reich (2010, written 1989) | Natsha Wimmer, November 2011 |
Woes of the True Policeman | Los Sinsabores del Verdadero Policía (2011, written 198x-2003) | Natasha Wimmer, November 2012 |
[Diorama] | Diorama | (not yet published or translated) |
Short story collections
English title | Original Spanish publication | Translator |
---|---|---|
Last Evenings on Earth | Selection of stories from Putas Asesinas (2001) and Llamadas Telefónicas (1997) | Chris Andrews, April 2007 |
The Return | Stories from Putas Asesinas and Llamadas Telefónicas not collected in Last Evenings on Earth | Chris Andrews, June 2010 |
The Insufferable Gaucho | El Gaucho Insufrible (2003) [5 stories plus 2 essays] | Chris Andrews, August 2010 |
The Secret of Evil | El Secreto del Mal (2007) [17 stories plus 2 essays] | Chris Andrews, April 2012 |
Poetry collections
English title | Original Spanish title | Translator | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
[Reinventing Love] | Reinventar el amor (1976) | 20-page booklet in México (first publication) | |
[Fragments from the Unknown University] | Fragmentos de la Universidad Desconocida (1992) | Poems (1978–1992), reprinted in La Universidad Desconocida | |
The Romantic Dogs | Los Perros Románticos: Poemas 1980-1998 (2000) (revised from Los Perros Románticos: Poemas 1977-1990, 1993) | Laura Healy, 2008 | 43 poems written from 1980 to 1998 |
[The Last Savage] | El último salvaje (1995) | Poems (1990-1993), reprinted in La Universidad Desconocida | |
Tres | Tres (2000) | Laura Healy, September 2011 | Three poem sequences written in 1981, 1993, and 1994 |
The Unknown University | La Universidad Desconocida (2007) | Laura Healy, July 2013 | Spanish version includes Bolaño's rare or uncollected poetry (1978-1993) plus the novella Antwerp |
Other books
Title | Original Spanish title | Translation | Contents |
---|---|---|---|
[Advice from a Morrison Disciple to a Joyce Fanatic] | Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison a un fanático de Joyce (1984) | Untranslated | Novel written in 1983 in collaboration with A. G. Porta |
Between Parentheses | Entre paréntesis (2004) | Natasha Wimmer, May 2011 | Collection of essays, articles, and speeches (1998–2003) |
Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations | - | Sybil Perez, November 2009 | Collection of four interviews with Bolaño (1999–2003) |
[Bolaño Himself] | Bolaño por sí mismo (2011) | Untranslated | Collection of interviews with Bolaño (1998–2003) |
Pieces
Short stories
Note: Four essays collected within short-story books are listed here tagged with "[essay]".
English title | Original Spanish title | Original Spanish collection | English collection |
---|---|---|---|
Sensini | Sensini | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Henri Simon Leprince | Henri Simon Leprince | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Enrique Martín | Enrique Martín | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
A Literary Adventure | Una Aventura Literaria | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Phone Calls | Llamadas Telefónicas | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
The Grub | El Gusano | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Snow | La Nieve | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
Another Russian Tale | Otro Cuento Ruso | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
William Burns | William Burns | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
Detectives | Detectives | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
Cell Mates | Compañeros de Celda | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
Clara | Clara | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
Joanna Sivestri | Joanna Silvestri | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
Anne Moore's Life | Vida de Anne Moore | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Mauricio ("The Eye") Silva | El Ojo Silva | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Gómez Palacio | Gómez Palacio | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Last Evenings on Earth | Últimos Atardeceres en la Tierra | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Days of 1978 | Días de 1978 | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Vagabond in France and Belgium | Vagabundo en Francia y Bélgica | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Prefiguration of Lalo Cura | Prefiguración de Lalo Cura | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
Murdering Whores | Putas Asesinas | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
The Return | El Retorno | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
Buba | Buba | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
Dentist | Dentista | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Photos | Fotos | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
Dance Card | Carnet de Baile | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
Meeting with Enrique Lihn | Encuentro con Enrique Lihn | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
Jim | Jim | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
The Insufferable Gaucho | El Gaucho Insufrible | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
Police Rat | El Policía de las Ratas | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
Alvaro Rousselot’s Journey | El Viaje de Álvaro Rousselot | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
Two Catholic Tales | Dos Cuentos Católicos | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
Literature + Illness = Illness [essay] | Literatura + Enfermedad = Enfermedad | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
The Myths of Cthulhu [essay] | Los Mitos de Cthulhu | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
Colonia Lindavista | La Colonia Lindavista | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
The Secret of Evil | El Secreto del Mal | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
The Old Man of the Mountain | El Viejo de la Montaña | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
The Colonel's Son | El Hijo del Coronel | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Scholars of Sodom | Sabios de Sodoma | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
The Room Next Door | La Habitación de al Lado | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Labyrinth | Laberinto | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Vagaries of the Literature of Doom [essay] | Derivas de la Pesada | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
Crimes | Crímenes | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
I Can't Read | No Sé Leer | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Beach [short story, originally considered an essay] | Playa | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
Muscles | Músculos | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
The Tour | La Gira | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Daniela | Daniela | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Suntan | Bronceado | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Death of Ulises | Muerte de Ulises | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
The Trouble-maker | El Provocador | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Sevilla Kills Me [essay] | Sevilla me Mata | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
The Days of Chaos | Las Jornadas del Caos | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
Poems
Name | Interviewer | Original publication | Collected in |
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Literature Is Not Made from Words Alone | Héctor Soto and Matias Bravo | Capital Santiago, December 1999 | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations |
Reading Is Always More Important than Writing | Carmen Boullosa | Bomb Magazine #78, Winter 2002 | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations |
Positions Are Positions and Sex Is Sex | Eliseo Álvarez | Revista Cultural Turia 75, June 2005 (as "Roberto Bolaño: Todo escritor que escribe en español deberia tener influencia cervantina" | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations |
The Last Interview / The End: Distant Star | Monica Maristain | Playboy Mexico, July 2003 | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations; Between Parentheses |
Articles about Bolaño
Name | Writer | Original publication | Collected in | Available online |
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Roberto Bolaño: Portrait of the Writer as Noble Savage | Will H. Corral | World Literature Today, November - December 2006 | - | - |
Vagabonds - Roberto Bolaño and his fractured masterpiece | Daniel Zalewski | The New Yorker, 26 March 2007 | - | The New Yorker |
The Great Bolaño | Francisco Goldman | The New York Review of Books, 19 July 2007 | - | - |
In the Sonora | Benjamin Kunkel | London Review of Books, 6 September 2007 | - | London Review of Books |
Alone Among the Ghosts | Marcela Valdes | The Nation, 8 December 2008 | Introduction to Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations | The Nation |