[np] Bolano

[Kai Frederik Lorentzen]

Recently I read "El gaucho insufrible", a collection of short stories/essays,
in German translation and wasn't that enthusiastic about it. 
 
What can I say? It's stylish and I read it (too?) quick. Yet for me Neo-Kafka
and pomo-like quoting this then quoting that do not mix very well. There are
too many writers doing this (having done this) these years. 
 
The first story ("Jim") is the best. About an US-American getting lost in
Mexiko. But I don't think I'll invest a hundred Deutschmarks for "2666".
 
Just my own impression. And then I cannot read Spanish, so ..
 
KFL