Roberto Bolaño bibliography
The following bibliography of Roberto Bolaño provides a chronological list of the published works of Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003). It includes his fiction (novels, short stories, poems) and non-fiction (essays, speeches, interviews), both published during his lifetime and posthumously.
Books
Note : Titles appearing in brackets have not yet been translated into English and are only literal indications of the original Spanish titles.
Novels
English title
Original Spanish title
Translator
The Skating Rink La pista de hielo (1993)Chris Andrews, August 2009
Nazi Literature in the Americas La literatura nazi en América (1996)Chris Andrews, February 2008
Distant Star Estrella distante (1996)Chris Andrews, December 2004
The Savage Detectives Los detectives salvajes (1998)Natasha Wimmer , April 2007
Amulet Amuleto (1999)Chris Andrews, January 2007
Monsieur Pain Monsieur Pain (1999) retitled reprint of small-press La senda de los elefantes (1984, written 1981-1982)Chris Andrews, January 2010
By Night in Chile Nocturno de Chile (2000)Chris Andrews, December 2003
Antwerp Amberes (2002, written 1980)Natasha Wimmer, April 2010
A Little Lumpen Novelita Una novelita lumpen (2002, written 2001)Natasha Wimmer, September 2014
2666 2666 (2004, written 1999-2003)Natasha Wimmer, November 2008
The Third Reich El Tercer Reich (2010, written 1989)Natasha Wimmer, November 2011
Woes of the True Policeman Los sinsabores del verdadero policía (2011, written 198x-2003)Natasha Wimmer, November 2012
The Spirit of Science Fiction El espíritu de la ciencia-ficción (2016, written 1984)Natasha Wimmer, February 2019
[Diorama]
Diorama (not yet published or translated)
Short story collections
English title
Original Spanish publication
Translator
Last Evenings on Earth Selection of stories from Putas Asesinas (2001)Llamadas Telefónicas (1997)
Chris Andrews, April 2007
The Return Stories from Putas Asesinas and Llamadas Telefónicas Last Evenings on Earth
Chris Andrews, June 2010
The Insufferable Gaucho El Gaucho Insufrible (2003)Chris Andrews, August 2010
The Secret of Evil El Secreto del Mal (2007)Chris Andrews, April 2012
Cowboy Graves Sepulcros de vaqueros (2017)Natasha Wimmer, February 2021
Poetry collections
English title
Original Spanish title
Translator
Notes
[Reinventing Love]
Reinventar el amor (1976)20-page booklet in México (first publication)
[Fragments from the Unknown University]
Fragmentos de la Universidad Desconocida (1992)Poems (1978–1992), reprinted in La Universidad Desconocida
The Romantic Dogs Los Perros Románticos: (2000) Los Perros Románticos: Poemas 1977-1990 , 1993)Laura Healy, 2008
43 poems written from 1980 to 1998
[The Last Savage]
El último salvaje (1995)Poems (1990-1993), reprinted in La Universidad Desconocida
Tres Tres (2000)Laura Healy, September 2011
Three poem sequences written in 1981, 1993, and 1994
The Unknown University La Universidad Desconocida (2007)Laura Healy, July 2013
Includes selection from the previous collections, uncollected poetryAntwerp
Other books
Title
Original Spanish title
Translation
Contents
[Advice from a Morrison Disciple to a Joyce Fanatic ]
Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison (1984)Untranslated
Novel written in 1983 in collaboration with A. G. Porta
Between Parentheses Entre paréntesis (2004)Natasha Wimmer, May 2011
Collection of essays, articles, and speeches (1998–2003)
Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations -
Sybil Perez, November 2009
Collection of four interviews with Bolaño (1999–2003)
[Bolaño By Himself ]
Bolaño por sí mismo (2011)Untranslated
Collection of interviews with Bolaño (1998–2003)
Pieces
Short stories
Note: Four essays collected within short-story books are listed here tagged with "[essay]".
English title
Original Spanish title
Original Spanish collection
English collection
Sensini
Sensini
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Henri Simon Leprince
Henri Simon Leprince
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Enrique Martín
Enrique Martín
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
A Literary Adventure
Una Aventura Literaria
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Phone Calls
Llamadas Telefónicas
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
The Grub
El Gusano
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Snow
La Nieve
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997The Return , 2010
Another Russian Tale
Otro Cuento Ruso
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997The Return , 2010
William Burns
William Burns
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997The Return , 2010
Detectives
Detectives
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997The Return , 2010
Cell Mates
Compañeros de Celda
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997The Return , 2010
Clara
Clara
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997The Return , 2010
Joanna Silvestri
Joanna Silvestri
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997The Return , 2010
Anne Moore's Life
Vida de Anne Moore
Llamadas Telefónicas , 1997Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Mauricio ("The Eye") Silva
El Ojo Silva
Putas Asesinas , 2001Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Gómez Palacio
Gómez Palacio
Putas Asesinas , 2001Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Last Evenings on Earth
Últimos Atardeceres en la Tierra
Putas Asesinas , 2001Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Days of 1978
Días de 1978
Putas Asesinas , 2001Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Vagabond in France and Belgium
Vagabundo en Francia y Bélgica
Putas Asesinas , 2001Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Prefiguration of Lalo Cura
Prefiguración de Lalo Cura
Putas Asesinas , 2001The Return , 2010
Murdering Whores
Putas Asesinas
Putas Asesinas , 2001The Return , 2010
The Return
El Retorno
Putas Asesinas , 2001The Return , 2010
Buba
Buba
Putas Asesinas , 2001The Return , 2010
Dentist
Dentista
Putas Asesinas , 2001Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Photos
Fotos
Putas Asesinas , 2001The Return , 2010
Dance Card
Carnet de Baile
Putas Asesinas , 2001Last Evenings on Earth , 2006
Meeting with Enrique Lihn Encuentro con Enrique Lihn
Putas Asesinas , 2001The Return , 2010
Jim
Jim
El Gaucho Insufrible , 2003The Insufferable Gaucho , 2010;Between Parentheses , 2011
The Insufferable Gaucho
El Gaucho Insufrible
El Gaucho Insufrible , 2003The Insufferable Gaucho , 2010
Police Rat
El Policía de las Ratas
El Gaucho Insufrible , 2003The Insufferable Gaucho , 2010
Alvaro Rousselot’s Journey
El Viaje de Álvaro Rousselot
El Gaucho Insufrible , 2003The Insufferable Gaucho , 2010
Two Catholic Tales
Dos Cuentos Católicos
El Gaucho Insufrible , 2003The Insufferable Gaucho , 2010
Literature + Illness = Illness
Literatura + Enfermedad = Enfermedad
El Gaucho Insufrible , 2003The Insufferable Gaucho , 2010
The Myths of Cthulhu
Los Mitos de Cthulhu
El Gaucho Insufrible , 2003The Insufferable Gaucho , 2010
Colonia Lindavista
La Colonia Lindavista
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
The Secret of Evil
El Secreto del Mal
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
The Old Man of the Mountain
El Viejo de la Montaña
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
The Colonel's Son
El Hijo del Coronel
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Scholars of Sodom
Sabios de Sodoma
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
The Room Next Door
La Habitación de al Lado
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Labyrinth
Laberinto
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Vagaries of the Literature of Doom
Derivas de la Pesada
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012;Between Parentheses , 2011
Crimes
Crímenes
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
I Can't Read
No Sé Leer
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Beach [short story,
Playa
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012;Between Parentheses , 2011
Muscles
Músculos
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
The Tour
La Gira
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Daniela
Daniela
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Suntan
Bronceado
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Death of Ulises
Muerte de Ulises
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
The Trouble-maker
El Provocador
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Sevilla Kills Me
Sevilla me Mata
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012;Between Parentheses , 2011
The Days of Chaos
Las Jornadas del Caos
El Secreto del Mal , 2007The Secret of Evil , 2012
Mexican manifesto[ 1]
Manifesto Mexicano
El espíritu de la ciencia-ficción , 2016postscript to The Spirit of Science Fiction
Cowboy Graves
Sepulcros de vaqueros
Sepulcros de vaqueros , 2017Cowboy Graves , 2021
Fatherland
Patria
Sepulcros de vaqueros , 2017Cowboy Graves , 2021
French Comedy of Horrors
Comedia del horror de Francia
Sepulcros de vaqueros , 2017Cowboy Graves , 2021
Poems
English title
Original Spanish title
Collection
Notes
The Romantic Dogs
Los Perros Románticos
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Self Portrait at Twenty Years
Autorretrato a los viente años
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Resurrection
Resurrección
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
In the Reading Room of Hell
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Soni
Soni
The Romantic Dogs
Ernesto Cardenal and I
Ernesto Cardenal y yo
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Day Bleeding Rain
The Romantic Dogs
The Worm
El Gusano
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Lupe
Lupe
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Front Line
Los Artilleros
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
La Francesa
La francesa
The Romantic Dogs
The Outsider Ape
El mono exterior
The Romantic Dogs
Dirty, Poorly Dressed
The Romantic Dogs
I Dreamt of Frozen Detectives
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Detectives
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Lost Detectives
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Frozen Detectives
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Fragments
Fragmentos
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Ghost of Edna Lieberman
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Visit to the Convalescent
The Romantic Dogs
Godzilla in Mexico
The Romantic Dogs
Verses by Juan Ramón
Versos de Juan Ramón
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Dino Campana Revises His Biography
The Romantic Dogs
Palingenesis
Palingenesia
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Nurses
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Twilight in Barcelona
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Greek
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Mr. Wiltshire
El senor Wiltshire
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Rain
Lluvia
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Luck
Lasuerte
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
X-Rays
Rayos X
The Romantic Dogs
The Last Love Song of
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
My Life in the Tubes of Survival
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
On the Edge of the Cliff
The Romantic Dogs
Roadster
The Romantic Dogs
The Last Savage
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Half-Baked
The Romantic Dogs
Atole
Atole
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
The Donkey
El burro
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Parra's Footsteps
The Romantic Dogs
I'll Try to Forget
The Romantic Dogs
Muse
Musa
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
With the Flies
Entre las moscas
The Romantic Dogs ; The Unknown University
Prose from Autumn in Gerona
Prosa del otono en Gerona
Tres ; The Unknown University 35 prose poems
The Neochileans
Los neochilenos
Tres ; The Unknown University
A Stroll Through Literature
Un paseo por la literatura
Tres sequence of 57 poems
People Walking Away
The Unknown University a slightly different version of Antwerp
Roberto Bolaño’s Devotion
The Unknown University
Trees
Arboles
The Unknown University
The Monk
El monje
The Unknown University
The Snow-Novel
La novela-nieve
The Unknown University
Daybreak
Amanecer
The Unknown University
This is the honest Truth
Esta es la pura verdad
The Unknown University
Work
El Trabajo
The Unknown University
The Wigs of Barcelona
Las pelucas de Barcelona
The Unknown University
My Castles
Mis Castillos
The Unknown University
Chinese Poet in Barcelona
Poeta Chino en Barcelona
The Unknown University
My Poetry
Mi poesia
The Unknown University
Fucking Whistler
Pendejo Whistler
The Unknown University
Dickensian Children
Niños de Dickens
The Unknown University
Name
Interviewer
Original publication
Collected in
Literature Is Not Made from Words Alone
Héctor Soto and Matias Bravo
Capital Santiago, December 1999Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations
Reading Is Always More Important than Writing
Carmen Boullosa
Bomb Magazine Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations
Positions Are Positions and Sex Is Sex
Eliseo Álvarez
Revista Cultural Turia 75, June 2005Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations
The Last Interview / The End: Distant Star
Monica Maristain
Playboy Mexico , July 2003Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations ;Between Parentheses
Articles
Name
Writer
Original publication
Collected in
Available online
Roberto Bolaño: Portrait of the Writer as Noble Savage
Will H. Corral
World Literature Today -
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Vagabonds - Roberto Bolaño and his fractured masterpiece
Daniel Zalewski
The New Yorker -
The New Yorker
Precarious Crossing: Immigration, Neoliberalism, and the Atlantic
Alexandra Perisic
Ohio State University Press, 2019. 89-120. Print.
"How to Get Away with Murder: Multinational Corporations and Atlantic Crimes". Chapter 3 on Roberto Bolaño's novel 2666)"
The Great Bolaño
Francisco Goldman
The New York Review of Books -
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In the Sonora
Benjamin Kunkel
London Review of Books -
London Review of Books
Alone Among the Ghosts
Marcela Valdes
The Nation Introduction to Roberto Bolaño:
The Nation
Roberto Bolaño’s Flower War: Memory, Melancholy, and Pierre Menard.
Ignacio López-Calvo
Roberto Bolaño, a Less Distant Star: Critical Essays. -
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Books
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