Tres (Bilingual Edition)
“We savor all he has written as every offering is a portal into the elaborate terrain of his genius.” (Patti Smith)“One of my two best books.” (Roberto Bolaño)“Its complexities amaze and treat us to an unexpected magical experience that one can sit down reading for hours until our eyes and brain go numb—and you’ll like it.” (Gazamos)“In this long list poem, or list poem of dreams, or dream list poem, Bolano describes nocturnal encounters with famous, often dead authors and poets, with the sort of proximity one usually saves for family members.Tres sounded entirely new to me, and so I decided to re-read it, or I guess, read it, because if you can´t remember it have you really read it? But then when I started to, I remembered it, kind of like a conversation you’re not sure you really had, but then you dream about it and it seems real, until you wake up. It felt — for lack of a better word — metaphysical.” (Bookslut)“What finally matters isn’t whether Bolano disdained prose or favored poetry — Bolano’s prose is firmly rooted in his poetry. So anyone who fell under the spell ofThe Savage Detectivesor2666needn’t feel any trepidation aboutTres. You will find very much the same author between its pages.” (Edmonton Journal)“Written in both prose poetry and lineated verse, and translated dexterously by Laura Healy, Bolano’sTrespeers at the infinite through three series of compelling, surreal, and cinematic poem.” (The Faster Times)