From Adam Kirsch's 2008 Slate review of Roberto Bolano's 2666:
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"The creator of the new composition in the arts is an outlaw until he is a classic, there is hardly a moment in between and it is really too bad very much too bad naturally for the creator but also very much too bad for the enjoyer." (Gertrude Stein, "Composition as Explanation")
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What a wonderful talent was Bolano. I've read much of his work. He never failed to surprise. Make sure you take in his short story, Last Evenings on Earth.
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What breaks my heart is how many Bolanos don’t get published for this very reason.
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