Monsieur Pain (1984)
by
Roberto Bolaño
Book Read: April 2015
Note Written: 06 July 2015
Monsieur Pain follows the story of mesmerist Pierre Pain while he struggles to solve the mystery behind a dying poet who is hospitalized and two people who follows him all around. I got to know about and did some research on the 'unrecognized' healing practice that is mesmerism, thanks to Monsieur Pain. I don't remember much about the narrative now but I do remember it as engaging and a little weird for my taste and what I am used to reading, till now. I liked the way the book ends- abrubt and then giving short biographies of the characters, thereby telling the readers what happened to them after the main narrative ends. This is the first book I read of Roberto Bolaño, an author whom I came to know from hearing the various conversations between Priscilla and Krishna, both avid readers. I like Bolaño's style, I have read one more of his works since then, will read more.
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