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ⓘ About Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolano was a Chilean author, poet, essayist and short story writer. He passed away July 15, 2003. Born on April 28, 1953, his work has been translated into a variety of languages. He had over three dozen publishing contracts in ten different countries at the time of his death, a list that grew after his death. He is largely considered to be one of the best Latin American writers of the 20th century. He won the Romulo Gallegos Prize in 1999 for his novel The Savage Detectives. He was awarded posthumously the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction in 2008 for his novel 2666. The author was born to parents who were a truck driver and teacher. He grew up in coastal and southern Chile along with his sister, and had his own issues to contend with as a child.
All Book Series by Roberto Bolaño
The Spirit of Science Fiction
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2016
Cowboy Graves: Three Novellas
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2017
Learning To Live Finally
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Jacques Derrida
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words
Book 6 of 41 · published 2014 Anthology · David Foster Wallace
James Baldwin
Book 7 of 41 · published 2014 Anthology · James Baldwin,Quincy Troupe
Gabriel García Márquez
Book 9 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Gabriel García Márquez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Book 18 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Martin Luther King Jr.
Christopher Hitchens
Book 19 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Christopher Hitchens
Hunter S. Thompson
Book 20 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Hunter S. Thompson
Anthony Bourdain
Book 26 of 41 · published 2019 Anthology · Anthony Bourdain,Helen Rosner
Marilyn Monroe
Book 30 of 41 · published 2020 Anthology · Melville House,Sady Doyle
Octavia E. Butler
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2023 Anthology · Melville House
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Roberto Bolaño?
Roberto Bolano was a Chilean author, poet, essayist and short story writer. He passed away July 15, 2003. Born on April 28, 1953, his work has been translated into a variety of languages.
Which Roberto Bolaño series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Last Interview series, the earliest of Roberto Bolaño's multi-book series: it opens with Learning To Live Finally (2005) and runs to 41 books across 2005–2023, ending with Octavia E. Butler (2023).
How many books has Roberto Bolaño written?
Roberto Bolaño has 64 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2023. 41 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Last Interview series with 41 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Roberto Bolaño's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Roberto Bolaño's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Last Interview (2005–2023, 41 books).
How are Roberto Bolaño's books organised into series?
This guide splits Roberto Bolaño's 64 books into 1 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Last Interview (41 books, 2005–2023).