Roberto Bolaño's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Roberto Bolaño.

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Books like The Savage Detectives

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Books like By Night in Chile

Book lists with Roberto Bolaño's books

6 authors created a book list with a book by Roberto Bolaño as one of their picks.

• Philosophical novels I can’t stop thinking about
• Post-war Latin America
• To shock, expand, and engulf you
• Writers’ lives
• Wes' 3 favorite reads in 2025
• John's 3 favorite reads in 2023

Book lists connected to Roberto Bolaño's books

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• Erotic themes that are imaginative and insightful
• Covert ops in Latin America
• Latin American anarchism and anti-authoritarianism
• Biographies to inspire young poets
• Children’s books about writers
• Mining in colonial Latin America

Genres connected to Roberto Bolaño's books

Topics connected to Roberto Bolaño's books