Written with burning intensity in the last years of Roberto Bolano's life, "2666" has been greeted across the world as the great writer's masterpiece, surpassing everything in imagination, beauty and scope. It is a novel on an astonishing scale from a passionate visionary.

'The best book of 2008 ...A masterpiece, the electrifying literary event of the year' - "Time".

'Readers who have snacked on Haruki Murakami will feast on Roberto Bolano'- "Sunday Times".

'Bolano makes you feel changed for having read him; he adjusts your angle of view on the world' - "Guardian".