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The final section returns to García Madero’s diary. It follows the group’s flight from Mexico City to the Sonora Desert in a 1976 Impala, as they search for Cesárea Tinajero , the elusive "mother" of Visceral Realism. Key Themes June | 2009 - The Ambiguities

The Untamed Legacy of Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives los detectives salvajes

Then comes the gut punch of the novel: . Spanning twenty years (1976 to 1996), this middle section abandns the linear narrative entirely. Instead, it is composed of a chorus of voices—over fifty distinct narrators—who offer testimonies about Ulises Lima and Arturo Belano. We hear from poets, professors, prostitutes, millionaires, and losers scattered across the globe, from Mexico to Israel, France, Spain, and Africa. The final section returns to García Madero’s diary