Nonlinear narrative. Shattered, glued, shattered again and printed.
And brief. The 2010 New Directions hardback is seventy-eight pages plus Bolaño's introduction. Fits in a cargo pocket with a pack of Gitanes, your moleskine knockoff, and a small box of vin ordinaire. We're good for a morning in the park.
Fifty-six chapters, paragraphs, scenes, reflections, whatever they are. Attention span optional.
But it's Bolaño. I'll have to read it a half dozen times to get his point.
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