Roberto Bolaño, Estrella distante [Distant Star]

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Estrella distante (Distant Star)

marks a decisive step in Bolaño’s development as a mature novelist. Published in 1996, immediately after

La literatura nazi en América

(

Nazi Literature in the Americas

, 1996), it constitutes a rewriting, expansion and transformation of the final section of that novel (titled “El infame Ramírez Hoffman”).

Estrella distante

incorporates and cites

La literatura nazi

–we learn, for example, that the protagonist’s best friend has authored a book on the history of neofascist literary movements in the Southern Cone, a clear reference to

La literatura nazi

. At the same time, however,

Estrella distante

also takes the former novel to a higher level. Whereas

La literatura nazi

consists of a series of sketches about fictional fascist writers very much in…

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Citation: Lopez-Vicuna, Ignacio. "Estrella distante". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 July 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=32537, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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