2666, Part 1: The Part About The Critics by Roberto Bolaño
Deep, inward-looking, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a demanding read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
Insights from 2666, Part 1: The Part About The Critics
“Every hundred years the movie is changed.”
Academic life is basically just a high stakes crush. These four professors travel across the globe just to find one elusive writer.
Obsession makes the world feel smaller than it really is. Espinoza and Pelletier end up sharing everything because they can't stop thinking about the same books.
“He was a giant and he was a void.”
Finding a secret masterpiece feels like falling in love. It is messy and it makes you do impulsive things in foreign cities.
Intellectuals get so caught up in symbols they miss the actual violence. They talk about metaphors while standing in a city where women are disappearing.
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Picador
- Language
- EN
