The Secret of Evil (El Secreto del Mal, 2007) is a collection of short stories and recollections or essays by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003). The English translation by Chris Andrews was published by New Directions in 2012. The Spanish version was published posthumously and contains 21 pieces, 19 of which appear in the English edition. Several of the stories in the collection feature characters that have appeared in previous works by Bolaño, including his alter ego Arturo Belano and characters that first appeared in Nazi Literature in the Americas.
Some pieces are autobiographical or semi-autobiographical recollections, like "I Can't Read" or "Death of Ulises". Two pieces are essays or speeches previously published in Between Parentheses: "Vagrancies of the Literature of Doom", and "Sevilla Kills Me" (as well as the piece "Beach", then-considered an essay, now reprinted here as fiction).
Contentsedit
Colonia Lindavista (La Colonia Lindavista)
The Secret of Evil (El Secreto del Mal)
The Old Man of the Mountain (El Viejo de la Montaña)
The Colonel's Son (El Hijo del Coronel)
Scholars of Sodom (Sabios de Sodoma)
The Room Next Door(La Habitación de al Lado)
Labyrinth (Laberinto)
Vagaries of the Literature of Doom (Derivas de la Pesada) - an essay
Crimes (Crímenes)
I Can't Read (No Sé Leer)
Beach (Playa) - a story composed of a single long sentence, whose opening words are, "I gave up heroin and went back to my town and started on the methadone treatment administered me at the clinic..." This story was claimed to be autobiographical and led people to believe that Bolaño had a heroin habit. this was later refuted by Bolaño's widow as well as his American agent Andrew Wylie.[1]
Muscles (Músculos)
The Tour (La Gira)
Daniela (Daniela)
Suntan (Bronceado)
Death of Ulises (Muerte de Ulises)
The trouble-maker (El Provocador)
Sevilla Kills Me (Sevilla me Mata) - an essay
The Days of Chaos (Las Jornadas del Caos)
Referencesedit
^A Chilean Writer’s Fictions Might Include His Own Colorful Past - Larry Rohter, The New York Times, January 27, 2009
External linksedit
The Secret of Evil - book's page on New Directions website.
"Labyrinth" - a story from the collection; published in The New Yorker, 21 January 2012.
Nothing But a Movie - an animation illustrated by Owen Freeman, inspired by Bolaño’s "The Colonel’s Son", a story from the collection; published online at Granta.com, 21 November 2011.
January 01, 1970
secret, evil, secreto, 2007, collection, short, stories, recollections, essays, chilean, author, roberto, bolaño, 1953, 2003, english, translation, chris, andrews, published, directions, 2012, spanish, version, published, posthumously, contains, pieces, which,. The Secret of Evil El Secreto del Mal 2007 is a collection of short stories and recollections or essays by the Chilean author Roberto Bolano 1953 2003 The English translation by Chris Andrews was published by New Directions in 2012 The Spanish version was published posthumously and contains 21 pieces 19 of which appear in the English edition Several of the stories in the collection feature characters that have appeared in previous works by Bolano including his alter ego Arturo Belano and characters that first appeared in Nazi Literature in the Americas The Secret of EvilFirst editionAuthorRoberto BolanoOriginal titleEl Secreto del MalTranslatorChris AndrewsCover artistMax Beckmann Self Portrait with Champagne Glass 1919CountryChileLanguageSpanishPublisherAnagrama Spanish New Directions English Publication date2007Published in English2012Media typePrint paperback Pages182ISBN8433971433 Some pieces are autobiographical or semi autobiographical recollections like I Can t Read or Death of Ulises Two pieces are essays or speeches previously published in Between Parentheses Vagrancies of the Literature of Doom and Sevilla Kills Me as well as the piece Beach then considered an essay now reprinted here as fiction Contents editColonia Lindavista La Colonia Lindavista The Secret of Evil El Secreto del Mal The Old Man of the Mountain El Viejo de la Montana The Colonel s Son El Hijo del Coronel Scholars of Sodom Sabios de Sodoma The Room Next Door La Habitacion de al Lado Labyrinth Laberinto Vagaries of the Literature of Doom Derivas de la Pesada an essay Crimes Crimenes I Can t Read No Se Leer Beach Playa a story composed of a single long sentence whose opening words are I gave up heroin and went back to my town and started on the methadone treatment administered me at the clinic This story was claimed to be autobiographical and led people to believe that Bolano had a heroin habit this was later refuted by Bolano s widow as well as his American agent Andrew Wylie 1 Muscles Musculos The Tour La Gira Daniela Daniela Suntan Bronceado Death of Ulises Muerte de Ulises The trouble maker El Provocador Sevilla Kills Me Sevilla me Mata an essay The Days of Chaos Las Jornadas del Caos References edit A Chilean Writer s Fictions Might Include His Own Colorful Past Larry Rohter The New York Times January 27 2009External links editThe Secret of Evil book s page on New Directions website Labyrinth a story from the collection published in The New Yorker 21 January 2012 Nothing But a Movie an animation illustrated by Owen Freeman inspired by Bolano s The Colonel s Son a story from the collection published online at Granta com 21 November 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Secret of Evil amp oldid 1095670086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
