The Bolaño Boys Present: The Spoils of War

Who are the Bolaño Boys, I hear you cry? A band? A cult? A collective? A knitting group? It could be all these and more. They are shapeshifters, sometimes found lurking in the corners of poetry readings and dusty bookshops. They’re always reading the densest, coolest, most experimental novel on the train. Rumour has it they never sit on chairs, only upturned crates. They smoke Gauloises and talk of revolution. And, of course, they are fuelled by the work and legend of the great Roberto Bolaño. If you spot one, say hello. Or maybe just nod. It’s safer.

Here they give you five books about the dark legacy of various wars…