Book contents
- Roberto Bolaño in Context
- Roberto Bolaño in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chronology
- Part I Geographical, Social, and Historical Contexts
- Chapter 1 Mapping Bolaño’s Worlds
- Chapter 2 Chile, 1953–1973
- 3 The Pinochet Era, 1973–1990
- Chapter 4 Dictatorships in the Southern Cone
- Chapter 5 Mexico City, 1968
- Chapter 6 Mexico City, Paris, and Life versus Art
- Chapter 7 Spain, Europe: 1977–2003
- Chapter 8 Transnational Currents: Europe and the Americas
- Part II Shaping Events and Literary History
- Part III Genres, Discourses, Media
- Part IV Aesthetics, Culture, and Politics
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 6 - Mexico City, Paris, and Life versus Art
from Part I - Geographical, Social, and Historical Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2022
- Roberto Bolaño in Context
- Roberto Bolaño in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chronology
- Part I Geographical, Social, and Historical Contexts
- Chapter 1 Mapping Bolaño’s Worlds
- Chapter 2 Chile, 1953–1973
- 3 The Pinochet Era, 1973–1990
- Chapter 4 Dictatorships in the Southern Cone
- Chapter 5 Mexico City, 1968
- Chapter 6 Mexico City, Paris, and Life versus Art
- Chapter 7 Spain, Europe: 1977–2003
- Chapter 8 Transnational Currents: Europe and the Americas
- Part II Shaping Events and Literary History
- Part III Genres, Discourses, Media
- Part IV Aesthetics, Culture, and Politics
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines Roberto Bolaño’s relation to the Tel Quel group in Paris by offering a close reading of his short story “Labyrynth.” Though few Latin Americans participated in Tel Quel, Bolaño was fascinated by the group’s ability to create an influential literary movement. The chapter provides an overview of Tel Quel’s lack of interest in Latin American writers and explores Bolaño’s commentary on each of the members, including Philippe Sollers and Julia Kristeva. The chapter also discusses Bolaño’s fascination with other literary groups around the world, including Octavio Paz’s circle in Mexico City, which appears in a key scene in The Savage Detectives.
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- Roberto Bolaño In Context , pp. 65 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023