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Roberto bolano was born in santiago, chile, in 1953. Like the savage detectives, it revolves around a lost writer cesarea. If you like the savage detectives you might like similar books 2666, by night in chile, distant star, amulet, the third reich. Savage detectives by bolano abebooks shop for books. The savage detectives and over 8 million other books are available for.
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