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Roberto Bolaño was born in Chile on April 28, 1953. For much of his life he lived a nomadic existence, living in Chile, Mexico, El Salvador, France and Spain. During the 1970s, he formed an avant-garde group ... (more)
If you enjoyed:
The Poet's House
Try:
The Savage Detectives
by Roberto Bolano
Lee Cole was born and grew up in rural Kentucky. A recent graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he now lives in New York. (more)
If you enjoyed:
The Poet's House
Try:
Groundskeeping
by Lee Cole
This Strange Eventful History
by Claire Messud
An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history.
The Stolen Child
by Ann Hood
An unlikely duo ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate.
Only the Brave by Danielle Steel
A powerful, sweeping historical novel about a courageous woman in World War II Germany.
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