Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003) was a Chilean novelist and poet whose work transformed contemporary Latin American literature. Known for his inventive narrative style and ambitious explorations of literature, violence, exile, history, and political upheaval, he gained international recognition after his death. Living for many years in Spain, he produced a series of influential novels that challenged conventional storytelling and reshaped the modern literary canon. His best-known work, *2666*, intertwines the stories of literary scholars, journalists, and detectives with the investigation of a series of murders in a Mexican border city. Widely regarded as one of the defining novels of the twenty-first century, it established Bolaño as a major figure in world literature.
