Roberto Bolaño bibliography
The following bibliography of Roberto Bolaño provides a chronological list of the published works of Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003). It includes his fiction (novels, short stories, poems) and non-fiction (essays, speeches, interviews), both published during his lifetime and posthumously.
Books
Note: Titles appearing in brackets have not yet been translated into English and are only literal indications of the original Spanish titles.
Novels
| English title | Original Spanish title | Translator |
|---|---|---|
| The Skating Rink | La Pista de Hielo (1993) | Chris Andrews, August 2009 |
| Nazi Literature in the Americas | La Literatura Nazi en América (1996) | Chris Andrews, February 2008 |
| Distant Star | Estrella Distante (1996) | Chris Andrews, December 2004 |
| The Savage Detectives | Los Detectives Salvajes (1998) | Natasha Wimmer, April 2007 |
| Amulet | Amuleto (1999) | Chris Andrews, January 2007 |
| Monsieur Pain | Monsieur Pain (1999) retitled reprint of small-press La senda de los elefantes (1984, written 1981-1982) | Chris Andrews, January 2010 |
| By Night in Chile | Nocturno de Chile (2000) | Chris Andrews, December 2003 |
| Antwerp | Amberes (2002, written 1980) | Natasha Wimmer, April 2010 |
| A Little Lumpen Novelita | Una Novelita Lumpen (2002, written 2001) | Natasha Wimmer, September 2014 |
| 2666 | 2666 (2004, written 1999-2003) | Natasha Wimmer, November 2008 |
| The Third Reich | El Tercer Reich (2010, written 1989) | Natsha Wimmer, November 2011 |
| Woes of the True Policeman | Los Sinsabores del Verdadero Policía (2011, written 198x-2003) | Natasha Wimmer, November 2012 |
| The Spirit of Science Fiction | El espíritu de la ciencia-ficción (2016, written 1984) | Natasha Wimmer, February 2019 |
| [Diorama] | Diorama | (not yet published or translated) |
Short story collections
| English title | Original Spanish publication | Translator |
|---|---|---|
| Last Evenings on Earth | Selection of stories from Putas Asesinas (2001) and Llamadas Telefónicas (1997) | Chris Andrews, April 2007 |
| The Return | Stories from Putas Asesinas and Llamadas Telefónicas not collected in Last Evenings on Earth | Chris Andrews, June 2010 |
| The Insufferable Gaucho | El Gaucho Insufrible (2003) [5 stories plus 2 essays] | Chris Andrews, August 2010 |
| The Secret of Evil | El Secreto del Mal (2007) [17 stories plus 2 essays] | Chris Andrews, April 2012 |
Poetry collections
| English title | Original Spanish title | Translator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Reinventing Love] | Reinventar el amor (1976) | 20-page booklet in México (first publication) | |
| [Fragments from the Unknown University] | Fragmentos de la Universidad Desconocida (1992) | Poems (1978–1992), reprinted in La Universidad Desconocida | |
| The Romantic Dogs | Los Perros Románticos: Poemas 1980-1998 (2000) (revised from Los Perros Románticos: Poemas 1977-1990, 1993) | Laura Healy, 2008 | 43 poems written from 1980 to 1998 |
| [The Last Savage] | El último salvaje (1995) | Poems (1990-1993), reprinted in La Universidad Desconocida | |
| Tres | Tres (2000) | Laura Healy, September 2011 | Three poem sequences written in 1981, 1993, and 1994 |
| The Unknown University | La Universidad Desconocida (2007) | Laura Healy, July 2013 | Includes selection from the previous collections, uncollected poetry and the novella Antwerp (under the title "People Walking Away") |
Other books
| Title | Original Spanish title | Translation | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Advice from a Morrison Disciple to a Joyce Fanatic] | Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison a un fanático de Joyce (1984) | Untranslated | Novel written in 1983 in collaboration with A. G. Porta |
| Between Parentheses | Entre paréntesis (2004) | Natasha Wimmer, May 2011 | Collection of essays, articles, and speeches (1998–2003) |
| Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations | - | Sybil Perez, November 2009 | Collection of four interviews with Bolaño (1999–2003) |
| [Bolaño Himself] | Bolaño por sí mismo (2011) | Untranslated | Collection of interviews with Bolaño (1998–2003) |
Pieces
Short stories
Note: Four essays collected within short-story books are listed here tagged with "[essay]".
| English title | Original Spanish title | Original Spanish collection | English collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensini | Sensini | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Henri Simon Leprince | Henri Simon Leprince | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Enrique Martín | Enrique Martín | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| A Literary Adventure | Una Aventura Literaria | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Phone Calls | Llamadas Telefónicas | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| The Grub | El Gusano | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Snow | La Nieve | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
| Another Russian Tale | Otro Cuento Ruso | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
| William Burns | William Burns | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
| Detectives | Detectives | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
| Cell Mates | Compañeros de Celda | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
| Clara | Clara | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
| Joanna Silvestri | Joanna Silvestri | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | The Return, 2010 |
| Anne Moore's Life | Vida de Anne Moore | Llamadas Telefónicas, 1997 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Mauricio ("The Eye") Silva | El Ojo Silva | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Gómez Palacio | Gómez Palacio | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Last Evenings on Earth | Últimos Atardeceres en la Tierra | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Days of 1978 | Días de 1978 | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Vagabond in France and Belgium | Vagabundo en Francia y Bélgica | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Prefiguration of Lalo Cura | Prefiguración de Lalo Cura | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
| Murdering Whores | Putas Asesinas | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
| The Return | El Retorno | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
| Buba | Buba | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
| Dentist | Dentista | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Photos | Fotos | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
| Dance Card | Carnet de Baile | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | Last Evenings on Earth, 2006 |
| Meeting with Enrique Lihn | Encuentro con Enrique Lihn | Putas Asesinas, 2001 | The Return, 2010 |
| Jim | Jim | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
| The Insufferable Gaucho | El Gaucho Insufrible | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
| Police Rat | El Policía de las Ratas | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
| Alvaro Rousselot’s Journey | El Viaje de Álvaro Rousselot | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
| Two Catholic Tales | Dos Cuentos Católicos | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
| Literature + Illness = Illness [essay] | Literatura + Enfermedad = Enfermedad | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
| The Myths of Cthulhu [essay] | Los Mitos de Cthulhu | El Gaucho Insufrible, 2003 | The Insufferable Gaucho, 2010 |
| Colonia Lindavista | La Colonia Lindavista | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| The Secret of Evil | El Secreto del Mal | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| The Old Man of the Mountain | El Viejo de la Montaña | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| The Colonel's Son | El Hijo del Coronel | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Scholars of Sodom | Sabios de Sodoma | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| The Room Next Door | La Habitación de al Lado | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Labyrinth | Laberinto | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Vagaries of the Literature of Doom [essay] | Derivas de la Pesada | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
| Crimes | Crímenes | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| I Can't Read | No Sé Leer | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Beach [short story, originally considered an essay] | Playa | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
| Muscles | Músculos | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| The Tour | La Gira | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Daniela | Daniela | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Suntan | Bronceado | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Death of Ulises | Muerte de Ulises | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| The Trouble-maker | El Provocador | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Sevilla Kills Me [essay] | Sevilla me Mata | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012; Between Parentheses, 2011 |
| The Days of Chaos | Las Jornadas del Caos | El Secreto del Mal, 2007 | The Secret of Evil, 2012 |
| Mexican manifesto[1] |
Poems
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Interviews with Bolaño
| Name | Interviewer | Original publication | Collected in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Is Not Made from Words Alone | Héctor Soto and Matias Bravo | Capital Santiago, December 1999 | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations |
| Reading Is Always More Important than Writing | Carmen Boullosa | Bomb Magazine #78, Winter 2002 | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations |
| Positions Are Positions and Sex Is Sex | Eliseo Álvarez | Revista Cultural Turia 75, June 2005 (as "Roberto Bolaño: Todo escritor que escribe en español deberia tener influencia cervantina" | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations |
| The Last Interview / The End: Distant Star | Monica Maristain | Playboy Mexico, July 2003 | Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations; Between Parentheses |
Works about Bolaño
Articles
| Name | Writer | Original publication | Collected in | Available online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Bolaño: Portrait of the Writer as Noble Savage | Will H. Corral | World Literature Today, November - December 2006 | - | - |
| Vagabonds - Roberto Bolaño and his fractured masterpiece | Daniel Zalewski | The New Yorker, 26 March 2007 | - | The New Yorker |
| The Great Bolaño | Francisco Goldman | The New York Review of Books, 19 July 2007 | - | - |
| In the Sonora | Benjamin Kunkel | London Review of Books, 6 September 2007 | - | London Review of Books |
| Alone Among the Ghosts | Marcela Valdes | The Nation, 8 December 2008 | Introduction to Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations | The Nation |
| Roberto Bolaño’s Flower War: Memory, Melancholy, and Pierre Menard. | Ignacio López-Calvo | Roberto Bolaño, a Less Distant Star: Critical Essays., Ed. Ignacio López-Calvo. Palgrave Macmillan Publishing, 2015. 35-64. Print | - | - |
Books
| Title | Author | publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Bolaño's Fiction: An Expanding Universe | Chris Andrews | Columbia University Press (July 29, 2014) |
| Bolaño: A Biography | Monica Maristain | Melville House (August 26, 2014) |
| Roberto Bolaño, a Less Distant Star: Critical Essays. | Ignacio López-Calvo | Palgrave Macmillan Publishing (March 25, 2015) |
References
- ↑ Bolaño, Roberto (April 22, 2013). Translated from the Spanish by Laura Healy. "Mexican manifesto". The New Yorker. 89 (10): 96–101.
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