Roberto Bolaño, Estrella distante [Distant Star]

Ignacio Lopez-Vicuna (University of Vermont)

Ed. by Ben Bollig, University of Oxford
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1996

Places

Spain (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Novel

Resources

Estrella distante (Distant Star) marks a decisive step in Bolaño’s development as a mature novelist. Published in 1996, immediately after La literatura nazi en América (Nazi Literature in the Americas, 1996), it constitutes a rewriting, expansion and transformation of the final section of that novel (titled “El infame Ramírez Hoffman”). Estrella distante incorporates and cites La literatura nazi –we learn, for example, that the protagonist’s best friend has authored a book on the history of neofascist literary movements in the Southern Cone, a clear reference to La literatura nazi. At the same time, however, Estrella distante also takes the former novel to a higher level. …

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Citation: Lopez-Vicuna, Ignacio. "Estrella distante". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 July 2012 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=32537, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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