The First Biography of Roberto Bolaño, the Writer Who Stole Novels to Heal the Soul, Arrives

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A man remains motionless, standing at the entrance to the Estrella de Mar campsite in Castelldefels, shortly before a shower falls. He watches who enters and who leaves the compound, as Roberto Bolaño did in his day. Many of the guests are not aware that one of the most influential and outstanding authors of Spanish-speaking literature worked there. There is also no plaque or badge that remembers him, at least in a clear way. But those who often…