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And yet I couldn't forget the great writer and his visit.El recuerdo de la visita de este gran escritor a mi ciudad, sin embargo, no me abandonaba.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
A writer on the Left whom even the situationists respected.Un escritor de izquierdas al que respetaban hasta los situacionistas.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Here was this guy from South America and he was a writer and suddenly I wanted to be his girlfriend.Éste era sudamericano y escritor y yo descubrí que quería ser su amiga.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
The writer sat lounging, with his back against the mound, and spent the better part of an hour watching the egrets as they foraged amongst the frogs that were skimming the surface of the flooded fields below.El escritor apoyó la espalda en la elevación y pasó casi una hora contemplando los airones, viendo cómo picoteaban entre las ranas que se asomaban a la superficie de los campos inundados de abajo.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
Both believed in the revolution and freedom, like pretty much every Latin American writer born in the fifties.Los dos creían en la revolución y en la libertad. Más o menos como todos los escritores latinoamericanos nacidos en la década del cincuenta.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Then Don Pancracio said: so which Mexican writer are you missing?Después don Pancracio me dijo: ¿y quién es el escritor mexicano que le falta?The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Amalfitano, who was in a better mood than the other two, explained that they were looking for a German friend, a writer, and they couldn't find him.Amalfitano, que era el que de mejor humor estaba, le explicó que estaban buscando a un amigo alemán, un escritor, y que no lo podían encontrar.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Normally he wouldn't have accepted the assignment, because he was an arts writer, not a crime reporter.Normalmente no hubiera aceptado el encargo, pues él no era un periodista de crónica policial sino de las páginas de cultura.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Simply posing the question, a question to which he didn't expect an answer, made him happy, filled him with a happiness that somehow vindicated him as a person and a writer.Plantearse la pregunta, una pregunta que no pensaba responder de ninguna manera, ya lo hizo feliz, lo llenó de una felicidad que en cierta forma lo justificaba como persona y como escritor.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
A writer, we've established, shouldn't look like a writer.Un escritor, hemos establecido, no debe parecer un escritor.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
The house where the vanished writers lived was surrounded by trees and flowers in a vast garden, with a pool flanked by white-painted wrought-iron tables and umbrellas and lounge chairs.La casa donde vivían los escritores desaparecidos estaba rodeada por un inmenso jardín lleno de árboles y flores, con una piscina flanqueada por mesas de hierro pintadas de blanco y parasoles y tumbonas.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
At this point I mentioned the writer's name.-Aquí dije el nombre del escritor.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Three times out of four it's the same thing with women: the Spanish women writers who might be able to lend you a hand are usually old and ugly. Sometimes it just isn't worth it.Con las mujeres ocurre tres cuartas partes de lo mismo: las escritoras españolas que pueden echarte un cable suelen ser mayores y feas y el sacrificio a veces no vale la pena.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Neither of us were diary writers.Ninguna de nosotras hemos sido escritoras de diarios.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
By the same token, few are the writers who give up.De igual manera, pocos son los escritores que renuncian.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
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