"A Little Lumpen Novelita, while short, is among Bolano's most intoxicating works. Obsessive and ambiguous, its open-ended nature is reflective not only of the protagonist but of the author himself. And it further cements him as a master of the form, of any form." -- Juan Vidal - NPR "One of the best books of the year-A Little Lumpen Novelita feels as substantial as a book three times as long... This is a glittering gem, as maddening and haunting as you'd expect from Bolano." -- Gabe Habash - Publishers Weekly "A Little Lumpen Novelita may be Bolano's best trick, and greatest gift, ever." -- Gawker "As for Bolano, what can one say? One of our greatest writers, a straight colossus." -- Junot Diaz

Author of 2666 and many other acclaimed works, Roberto Bolano (1953-2003) was born in Santiago, Chile, and later lived in Mexico, Paris, and Spain. He has been acclaimed "by far the most exciting writer to come from south of the Rio Grande in a long time" (Ilan Stavans, The Los Angeles Times)," and as "the real thing and the rarest" (Susan Sontag). Among his many prizes are the extremely prestigious Herralde de Novela Award and the Premio Romulo Gallegos. He was widely considered to be the greatest Latin American writer of his generation. He wrote nine novels, two story collections, and five books of poetry, before dying in July 2003 at the age of 50. Natasha Wimmer's translation of Roberto Bolano's 2666 won the National Book Award's Best Novel of the Year as well as the PEN Prize.