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He's the Tolstoy of Latin America

>> No.18882958

>>18882944
who? me know not the name of the guy in the pic. anon tell me desu, who is he?

>> No.18882967

What does this comparison even mean? They’re not even remotely comparable writers.

>> No.18882969

>>18882958
Roberto Bolaño

>> No.18883218

>>18882944
Please elaborate

>> No.18883251

Such an overrated guy, and I enjoyed 2666. There are far better writers in latin america.
If he had not lived in Mexico he wouldnt have been able to produce anything of substance.

>> No.18883273

>>18882944
Isn’t Tolstoy the Tolstoy of Latin America?

>> No.18883497

>>18882944
That would be Fernando del Paso.

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>> No.18883857

>>18882944
>Tolstoy of Latin America
That's Vargas Llosa.

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>>18883739
>words don't change their meaning over time

>> No.18884127

>>18883739
Did not read plus you are a pedo

>> No.18884168

Although i love him and it pains me to say this, but he's nowhere near as good as Tolstoy at plotting his work. He's got an extremely good erudition though. Almost as good as the Count.

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>>18883857
Vargas Llosa is the Latin American Flaubert, it was his greatest inspiration after all.
But to be consistent he was more close to be the Joyce of Latin America in the sense that he took advantage of the narrative innovations of previous great writers (Flaubert, Joyce, Faulkner) and implement or expand them.

>> No.18884321

>>18883857
>That's Vargas Llosa
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>> No.18884353

>>18883857
Well he's better than Bolaño for sure

>> No.18884371

>>18884353
Maybe to a pseud who just started reading entry level literary fiction

>> No.18884490

>>18882944
Man, and here was I wanting to get into Tolstoy
Fuck

>> No.18884496

>>18884371
Honestly most hispanic academics would agree with me on that. Only butthurt chileans, silly monolingual anglos and freshmen leftists mad about Vargas Llosa's silly liberalism would unironically believe Bolaño is better than Vargas Llosa.