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His Stupid Heart: Robert Bolaño's Novels Were a Love Letter to His Generation, But What He Had to Say Many Chileans Didn't Want to Hear.
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- Author(s): Valdes, Marcela
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Virginia Quarterly Review. Winter2008, Vol. 84 Issue 1, p169-180. 12p. 3 Color Photographs.
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This article focuses on the life and work of Chilean writer Robert Bolaño. There are two stages in the life of Bolañ, which pertains to the period before the publication of his novel "The Savage Detectives" in 1998 and after. He has worked in a variety of jobs such as a garbage man, dishwasher, waiter, longshoreman, night watchman, reporter, grape picker and seller of costume jewelry in a bid to support his habit of writing poetry. At the age of 40, Bolaño was able to leave his odd jobs and live off his writing. He won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel "The Savage Detectives" at age 45. Other novels written by Bolaño are "Distant Star" and "By Night in Chile."
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