About the book
Auxilio Lacouture is trapped.
For twelve days she hides alone in a lavatory on the fourth floor of her university. Staring at the floor, she begins a heartfelt and feverish tale: she is the Mother of Mexican poetry.
A highly charged first-person semi-hallucinatory novella, Amulet is a potent stream of consciousness through which the poets of Mexico rage and swirl. Filled with wild, dark literary prophecies, heroic poets, mad poets, artists ‘choked by the brilliance of youth’, Auxilio’s passionate narration – both heartbreaking and lyrical – is suffused with the essence of Roberto Bolaño’s art.
TRANSLATED BY CHRIS ANDREWS
'Encapsulates the violence and tragedy of recent Latin American history' The Times
‘Roberto Bolaño redefined the form of the novel in his masterpiece 2666; with the hallucinatory narrative of Amulet, he reimagines what literature can become’ New Statesman
Editions of Amulet
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781784879419
- EBook
- ISBN 9781529924404
Read an Excerpt
Auxilio Lacouture is trapped.
For twelve days she hides alone in a lavatory on the fourth floor of her university. Staring at the floor, she begins a heartfelt and feverish tale: she is the Mother of Mexican poetry.
A highly charged first-person semi-hallucinatory novella, Amulet is a potent stream of consciousness through which the poets of Mexico rage and swirl. Filled with wild, dark literary prophecies, heroic poets, mad poets, artists ‘choked by the brilliance of youth’, Auxilio’s passionate narration – both heartbreaking and lyrical – is suffused with the essence of Roberto Bolaño’s art.
TRANSLATED BY CHRIS ANDREWS
'Encapsulates the violence and tragedy of recent Latin American history' The Times
‘Roberto Bolaño redefined the form of the novel in his masterpiece 2666; with the hallucinatory narrative of Amulet, he reimagines what literature can become’ New Statesman
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Amulet about?
Auxilio Lacouture is trapped.
For twelve days she hides alone in a lavatory on the fourth floor of her university. Staring at the floor, she begins a heartfelt and feverish tale: she is the Mother of Mexican poetry.
A highly charged first-person semi-hallucinatory novella, Amulet is a potent stream of consciousness through which the poets of Mexico rage and swirl. Filled with wild, dark literary prophecies, heroic poets, mad poets, artists ‘choked by the brilliance of youth’, Auxilio’s passionate narration – both heartbreaking and lyrical – is suffused with the essence of Roberto Bolaño’s art.
TRANSLATED BY CHRIS ANDREWS
'Encapsulates the violence and tragedy of recent Latin American history' The Times
‘Roberto Bolaño redefined the form of the novel in his masterpiece 2666; with the hallucinatory narrative of Amulet, he reimagines what literature can become’ New Statesman
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Amulet?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Amulet?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784879419
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Amulet?
Roberto Bolaño
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Amulet is available as paperback(ISBN 9781784879419) and ebook(ISBN 9781529924404)
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