"Roberto Bolaño" by Farisori - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons. From the Golden Fleece to The Two Towers, from the Holy Grail to Heart of Darkness, great works of world's literature are often stories of quests. So goes for Roberto Bolaño's masterpiece, The Savage Detectives, which follows two young poets, Arturo Belano … Continue reading The search for Cesárea, a #reading of “The Savage Detectives”, Roberto Bolaño
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I was in gangland, a terrifying quagmire of narrow streets, pretend beggars, and sinister characters lurking at every corner. The bag I was carrying had enough dope in it to get me killed, and I was scared, more so than at any time in my miserable life of pusher. They appeared from nowhere, three big … Continue reading #FiveSentenceFiction: Secure
