I don't attempt for an original review when writing about the magnificent novel 2666 by the Chilean writer, Roberto Bolaño. Even so, I don't think that this exquisite novelistic marathon got enough praise from the critics. Amongst them, the following, by the Spanish Rodrigo Fresán is by far, my favorite: "2666 is one of those strange, exquisite, and astonishing experiences that literature offers us only once in a long time. The crucial and amazing thing is not that it's unfinished, but that it … [Read more...]