Roberto Bolaño's Fiction : An Expanding Universe
Saved in:
| Title: | Roberto Bolaño's Fiction : An Expanding Universe |
|---|---|
| Description: | Since the publication of The Savage Detectives in 2007, the work of Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003) has achieved an acclaim rarely enjoyed by literature in translation. Chris Andrews, a leading translator of Bolaño's work into English, explores the singular achievements of the author's oeuvre, engaging with its distinct style and key thematic concerns, incorporating his novels and stories into the larger history of Latin American and global literary fiction.Andrews provides new readings and interpretations of Bolaño's novels, including 2666, The Savage Detectives, and By Night in Chile, while at the same time examining the ideas and narrative strategies that unify his work. He begins with a consideration of the reception of Bolaño's fiction in English translation, examining the reasons behind its popularity. Subsequent chapters explore aspects of Bolaño's fictional universe and the political, ethical, and aesthetic values that shape it. Bolaño emerges as the inventor of a prodigiously effective'fiction-making system,'a subtle handler of suspense, a chronicler of aimlessness, a celebrator of courage, an anatomist of evil, and a proponent of youthful openness. Written in a clear and engaging style, Roberto Bolano's Fiction offers an invaluable understanding of one of the most important authors of the last thirty years. |
| Authors: | Chris Andrews |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism, Literature, Modern--19th century--History and criticism |
| Categories: | LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| FullText | Links: – Type: ebook-pdf – Type: ebook-epub Text: Availability: 0 |
|---|---|
| Header | DbId: nlebk DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) An: 800790 RelevancyScore: 1057 AccessLevel: 6 PubType: eBook PubTypeId: ebook PreciseRelevancyScore: 1057.36352539063 |
| IllustrationInfo | |
| ImageInfo | – Size: thumb Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$800790$PDF&s=r – Size: medium Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$800790$PDF&s=d |
| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Roberto Bolaño's Fiction : An Expanding Universe – Name: Abstract Label: Description Group: Ab Data: Since the publication of The Savage Detectives in 2007, the work of Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003) has achieved an acclaim rarely enjoyed by literature in translation. Chris Andrews, a leading translator of Bolaño's work into English, explores the singular achievements of the author's oeuvre, engaging with its distinct style and key thematic concerns, incorporating his novels and stories into the larger history of Latin American and global literary fiction.Andrews provides new readings and interpretations of Bolaño's novels, including 2666, The Savage Detectives, and By Night in Chile, while at the same time examining the ideas and narrative strategies that unify his work. He begins with a consideration of the reception of Bolaño's fiction in English translation, examining the reasons behind its popularity. Subsequent chapters explore aspects of Bolaño's fictional universe and the political, ethical, and aesthetic values that shape it. Bolaño emerges as the inventor of a prodigiously effective'fiction-making system,'a subtle handler of suspense, a chronicler of aimlessness, a celebrator of courage, an anatomist of evil, and a proponent of youthful openness. Written in a clear and engaging style, Roberto Bolano's Fiction offers an invaluable understanding of one of the most important authors of the last thirty years. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Chris+Andrews%22">Chris Andrews</searchLink> – Name: TypePub Label: Resource Type Group: TypPub Data: eBook. – Name: Subject Label: Subjects Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Literature%2C+Modern--20th+century--History+and+criticism%22">Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Literature%2C+Modern--19th+century--History+and+criticism%22">Literature, Modern--19th century--History and criticism</searchLink> – Name: SubjectBISAC Label: Categories Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22LITERARY+CRITICISM+%2F+Caribbean+%26+Latin+American%22">LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22LITERARY+CRITICISM+%2F+Semiotics+%26+Theory%22">LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22LITERARY+CRITICISM+%2F+Books+%26+Reading%22">LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading</searchLink> |
| PLink | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=800790 |
| RecordInfo | BibRecord: BibEntity: Classifications: – Code: 863.64 Scheme: ddc Type: prePub Languages: – Code: eng Text: English Subjects: – SubjectFull: Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism Type: general – SubjectFull: Literature, Modern--19th century--History and criticism Type: general Titles: – TitleFull: Roberto Bolaño's Fiction : An Expanding Universe Type: main BibRelationships: HasContributorRelationships: – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Chris Andrews – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Chris Andrews IsPartOfRelationships: – BibEntity: Dates: – D: 01 M: 01 Type: published Y: 2014 – D: 04 M: 07 Type: profile Y: 2014 Identifiers: – Type: isbn-print Value: 9780231168069 – Type: isbn-electronic Value: 9780231537537 Titles: – TitleFull: Roberto Bolaño's Fiction : An Expanding Universe Type: main |
| ResultId | 1 |
