Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Abbreviations xix
6. Note on Translations xxi
7. 1. The Anomalous Case of Roberto Bolaño 1
8. 2. Bolaño’s Fiction-Making System 33
9. 3. Something is Going to Happen 69
10. 4. Aimlessness 94
11. 5. Duels and Brawls 124
12. 6. Evil Agencies 149
13. 7. A Sense Of What Matters 172
14. Appendix: Victims in “The Part about the Crimes” (2666) and Huesos En El Desierto 205
15. Notes 231
16. Bibliography 253
17. Index 267