English Translation Bolano's 2666 in November 2008

[rich]

this looks like something to look forward to:

"The monumental 2666 was published in 2004. At 1100 pages, the novel
is divided in five "parts," four and a half of which were finished
before Bolaño's death. Focused on the unsolved and still ongoing
serial murders of Ciudad Juárez (Santa Teresa in the novel), the
apocalyptic 2666 depicts the horror of the 20th century through a wide
cast of characters, including the secretive, Pynchon-like German
writer Archimboldi.

2666 is considered by many critics[citation needed] to be the most
important book of its generation, a novel which opens roads through
the unknown, a huge show of narrative power, a brilliant work of
personal battles, blood, astonishment and geniality."

rich