”Lost” Roberto Bolaño manuscripts discovered

Chilean author Roberto Bolaño passed away in 2003 at the age of 50. Since then, however, the literary world has fallen in love with his work; his critically acclaimed novel “2666” is a favorite to win a National Book Critics Circle Award this year.

Now comes word from the Spanish press of the discovery of previously unknown Bolaño manuscripts. Literary nerds will surely like this:

Two new novels by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño have reportedly been found in Spain among papers he left behind after his death. The previously unseen manuscripts were entitled Diorama and The Troubles of the Real Police Officer, reported La Vanguardia.

The newspaper said the documents also included what is believed to be a sixth section of Bolaño's epic five-part novel 2666.

The Wylie Agency, the literary agency, which recently took over the Bolaño estate, declined to comment about the reports. The novels apparently came to light when piles of documents, notebooks and diaries left behind by Bolaño were being sifted through.

One of Bolaño’s diaries reportedly confessed that “I am sure I will die unpublished.” If only he knew.

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