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Events on Tuesday 28 April 1953 1
1953 – 2003Roberto Bolano (1953-2003)Died 15 July 2003, aged 50Roberto Bolano was a Chilean novelist and poet whose reputation grew rapidly after his death with the international success of 'The Savage Detectives' and the posthumous '2666'. He spent much of his life in Mexico and Spain and died awaiting a liver transplant.