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Bright colours in the west, giant butterflies dancing as night crept like a cripple toward the east.
Roberto Bolano
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Roberto Bolano
Age: 50 †
Born: 1953
Born: April 28
Died: 2003
Died: July 16
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Poet
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