Talk:2666

2004 or 2006?
Was the book published in 2004? The earliest copy I can find is 2006? Fothergill Volkensniff IV (talk) 15:42, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

1 vs 5 volume author intentions
re: this section removed from the article to here:


 * The book was published posthumously in Spanish in 2004 to tremendous acclaim, after what appears to have been a bit of dithering over Bolaño’s final intentions — a small result of which is that its English translation (by Natasha Wimmer, the indefatigable translator of “The Savage Detectives”) has been bracketed by two faintly defensive statements justifying the book’s present form.

There is no problem discussing this aspect, but it needs to be sourced and re-worded. As is, it reads like original research. I've read the intro and ending and it wasn't "faintly defensive", in fact it is very direct what the situation is and why they did what they did - no artificial scandal needed. He wanted to 5 volumes to increase sales over a longer period of time to provide support for his wife and family, while his executors felt the novel was more aesthetic as a whole. As for there being a "a bit of dithering", that needs to be sourced and clarified exactly what "dithering" means - who said what where when and why, otherwise this just reads like a gossip column. 71.191.40.106 (talk) 01:47, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Synopsis
The section here that is described as a synopsis is nothing of the sort. It needs relabeling, but it would be cavalier for me to do this, I think. Macphysto (talk) 10:06, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, this novel is incredibly difficult to describe, even for professional reviewers not under the POV limitations of Wikipedia. For example this sentence:
 * Focused on the unsolved and still ongoing serial murders of Ciudad Juárez

Focused? The novel isn't focused on anything. Yet, how does one say it? Fothergill Volkensniff IV (talk) 01:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Title
Isn't there a mention of the year 2666 in The Savage Detectives? Belano _is_ the narrator of 2666 acording to Bolaño's notes on the book. --Crio de la Paz (talk) 22:45, 28 April 2011 (UTC)