Written with burning intesity in the last years of Roberto Bolanos life, 2666 has been greeted across the world as the great writers 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