Amulet by Roberto Bolaño is a haunting and intensely personal novel that traces the desperate and fragmented journey of Auxilio Lacouture, a Uruguayan woman caught in the political turmoil of 1968 Mexico City. Amidst the violent crackdown on student protests, Auxilio hides in the bathroom of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, serving as a symbolic guardian of memory and resistance. Bolaño's prose is lyrical and raw, blending poetry with prose to create a powerful meditation on exile, survival, and the enduring spirit of those who resist oppression. This short but evocative work captures the chaos of history through the intimate voice of a woman striving to preserve truth in the face of erasure.
Amulet by Roberto Bolaño is a haunting and intensely personal novel that traces the desperate and fragmented journey of Auxilio Lacouture, a Uruguayan woman caught in the political turmoil of 1968 Mexico City. Amidst the violent crackdown on student protests, Auxilio hides in the bathroom of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, serving as a symbolic guardian of memory and resistance. Bolaño's prose is lyrical and raw, blending poetry with prose to create a powerful meditation on exile, survival, and the enduring spirit of those who resist oppression. This short but evocative work captures the chaos of history through the intimate voice of a woman striving to preserve truth in the face of erasure.
Pan Macmillan, 2009 first edition slightest foxing to pages otherwise in very good condition
