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Hi all,I will echo my peers by agreeing that this has been a very amusing read. Although by no means a light book in terms of its heavy theme, and the whirlwind of politics that were going on around the poets in this story, Bolano, or our narrator, wro... read full post >>

This week we read Robert Bolaño's book, Distant Star. Distant Star covers themes of art, poetry, fascist art, death and revenge. The book opens with our unnamed narrator, who is a poetry student. All is well and peaceful until an odd man... read full post >>

This week we read Robert Bolaño's book, Distant Star. Distant Star covers themes of art, poetry, fascist art, death and revenge. The book opens with our unnamed narrator, who is a poetry student. All is well and peaceful until an odd man... read full post >>

This week we read Robert Bolaño's book, Distant Star. Distant Star covers themes of art, poetry, fascist art, death and revenge. The book opens with our unnamed narrator, who is a poetry student. All is well and peaceful until an odd man... read full post >>

 Hi everyone! I hope you all had a nice weekend and are having a good sunny start to the week! This week I chose to read A Distant Star written by Roberto Bolaño. I have to say this may be the book I enjoyed the most so far. The majority of the bo... read full post >>

 Hi everyone! I hope you all had a nice weekend and are having a good sunny start to the week! This week I chose to read A Distant Star written by Roberto Bolaño. I have to say this may be the book I enjoyed the most so far. The majority of the bo... read full post >>

In "Distant Stars", Bolaño Roberto explores the political and cultural environment in Chile during and after the Chilean coup d'état. Compared to "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (which was a nightmare lol) and the other readings in this course, it is a... read full post >>

In "Distant Stars", Bolaño Roberto explores the political and cultural environment in Chile during and after the Chilean coup d'état. Compared to "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (which was a nightmare lol) and the other readings in this course, it is a... read full post >>

This week’s reading dealt head-on with some of the darkest themes we have discussed thus far this term, making it definitely one of the most emotionally challenging reads for me personally so far. Professor Beasley-Murray began his lecture by discussing the inherent barbarism at the heart of society, especially one which imposes hegemony. In the […] read full post >>

In this week’s reading, I decided to read “Distant Star” by Roberto Bolano. If I am going to be completely honest, this story did not connect with me as much as the other stories we have read this term. It wasn’t that the story was unenjoyable or not interesting, but I found myself struggling to […] read full post >>