{"id":437732,"date":"2021-10-06T15:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent\/?p=437732"},"modified":"2021-10-06T15:50:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:50:23","slug":"tmr-16-1-roberto-bolano-overview-2666","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent\/2021\/10\/06\/tmr-16-1-roberto-bolano-overview-2666\/","title":{"rendered":"TMR 16.1: “Roberto Bola\u00f1o Overview” [2666]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Season 16 is here! At long last, Bola\u00f1o’s\u00a02666\u00a0<\/em><\/a>takes center stage, and Chad and Brian are joined by translator and Bola\u00f1o enthusiast, Katie Whittemore. In this opening episode, they discuss the myth-making of Bola\u00f1o’s biography, they talk about sudden fame, the grind of the artist, and of the way that\u00a0everything\u00a0<\/em>is read as genius once someone is declared a genius. They talk about\u00a0Last Words on Earth<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Javier Serena and Katie Whittemore, and they preview\u00a02666\u00a0<\/em>talking about the “black holes” of the novel (which ties into Bola\u00f1o’s “Infrarealist Manifesto”) and discussing the not-quite-bestselling\u00a0Caitlyn Reads 2666<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

This week’s music is “Airplane Rider” by Air Miami.<\/p>\n

If you’d prefer to watch<\/em> the conversation, you can find it on YouTube<\/a> along with all our past episodes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Follow Open Letter,<\/a> Chad Post,<\/a> and Brian Wood<\/a> for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.<\/p>\n

Be sure to order Brian’s book, Joytime Killbox<\/em><\/a>, which is available at better bookstores everywhere thanks to BOA Editions. And all of Katie’s translations, especially\u00a0Four by Four<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Last Words on Earth<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

You can also support this podcast and\u00a0all\u00a0<\/em>of Open Letter’s activities by making a tax-deductible donation through the University of Rochester<\/a>.<\/p>\n