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2666: A Novel Roberto Bolano
Publisher: Picador

English Translation by Natasha Wimmer, 2008. The novel's cryptic title is one of its many grim jokes; there is no reference to this figure in its 900 pages. Bolaño's final, posthumously published novel, 2666, is dominated by the void. By Roberto Bolaño (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) $30. The English translation hits stores next Tuesday and the reviews couldn't be better, especially considering the book's 912 pages. Namely, Bolaño's wish was for 2666 to be published in separate volumes, one per year ( I believe). The best blogging experience of my first year at the practice is, by far, the group read of 2666. Other Details: Trade Paperback. Either there are going to be a lot more posts on this one, or hardly any. Now, I like big books, but only big books that I like. If the streets of Santa Teresa and the style of 2666 are anarchic and the epigraph refers to our corrosive modernity and its abuses of freedom and desires, then we can anticipate an even more sprawling post-modern novel. Published a year after his death and translated into English a few more years later, it is an enormous book that defies summary. I think it's worth the commitment of time and attention, and I haven't read any reviews from any of my friends. 2666 is Roberto Bolano's master statement. 2666 is a novel written by Roberto Bolaño and published posthumously in Spanish in 2004. 10:28 am - 2666 by Roberto Bolaño 2666 is a massive novel, and it's translated from Spanish.