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Los detectives salvajes by Roberto Bolaño reads as sprawling, intellectual. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Rayuela cover
Rayuela
Julio Cortázar · 1963
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69% genome match
Masumiyet müzesi cover
Masumiyet müzesi
Orhan Pamuk · 2008
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69% genome match
The great Indian novel cover
The great Indian novel
Shashi Tharoor · 1989
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69% genome match
Der Butt cover
Der Butt
Günter Grass · 1977
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69% genome match
Jitterbug Perfume cover
Jitterbug Perfume
Tom Robbins · 1984
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69% genome match
Quicksilver cover
Quicksilver
Neal Stephenson · 2003
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69% genome match
The white hotel cover
The white hotel
D. M. Thomas · 1981
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69% genome match
The Tin Drum cover
The Tin Drum
Gunter Grass · 1959
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69% genome match
Dreaming in Cuban cover
Dreaming in Cuban
Cristina García · 1992
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69% genome match
Where the air is clear cover
Where the air is clear
Carlos Fuentes · 1960
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69% genome match
Gormenghast cover
Gormenghast
Mervyn Peake · 1950
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69% genome match
Madoc cover
Madoc
Paul Muldoon · 1990
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69% genome match

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