Book · 2012 · Detective and mystery stories
The Savage Detectives
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Pedro Páramo, for me, or even Savage Detectives. I know Bolaño is from Chile, but to me, it’s a Mexican novel.
Tyler Cowen · Conversations with Tyler · Mar 2026 Listen at 1:01:35 The best things said about it
You read the um Roberto Blano book, The Savage Detectives. No.
Ezra Klein The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 2025 I've really loved all of the other bologan I've read maybe the Savage Detectives especially.
I read about a third of the Savage detectives and was loving it.
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The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño is a sprawling, multi-perspective novel that follows a group of avant-garde poets searching for a vanished female writer across Mexico and various international landscapes. On Conversations with Tyler, Tyler Cowen brought up the novel while discussing classic Mexican literature with Paul Gillingham, noting that despite the author being from Chile, the book functions fundamentally as a Mexican novel. Ezra Klein mentioned Bolaño's work on The Ezra Klein Show while posing a question to a guest about artists and the fundamental human drive to create art. On The Book Review, Greg Cowles mentioned reading other works by Bolaño while singling out The Savage Detectives as a particular favorite. During the same podcast episode, John Williams also mentioned the book, sharing that he had read about a third of it and was thoroughly enjoying the experience. Throughout these discussions, the novel is celebrated for its narrative ambition, vibrant bohemian energy, and its sweeping portrayal of artistic obsession and youthful literary rebellion.
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Ezra Klein You read the um Roberto Blano book, The Savage Detectives. No. 1
“You read the um Roberto Blano book, The Savage Detectives. No.”
Greg Cowles I've really loved all of the other bologan I've read maybe the Savage Detectives especially 1
“I've really loved all of the other bologan I've read maybe the Savage Detectives especially”
John Williams I read about a third of the Savage detectives and was loving it 1
“I read about a third of the Savage detectives and was loving it”
Tyler Cowen Pedro Páramo, for me, or even Savage Detectives. I know Bolaño is from Chile, but to me, it’s a Mexican novel. 1
“Pedro Páramo, for me, or even Savage Detectives. I know Bolaño is from Chile, but to me, it’s a Mexican novel.”
