This is part one of a discussion of 2666 by Roberto Bolaño where we cover The Part About The Critics, The Part About Amalfitano, and The Part About Fate. This is a free episode of Gain of Fiction, consider becoming a premium subscriber of the Rare Candy Substack. Head to rcnow.org or rarecandy.substack.com to sign up. Special Thanks to Thomas (Twitter @theurmillennial) of Post-Nostalgic Wasteland https://soundcloud.com/postnostalgicwastelandGet your tonic herbs and medicinal mushrooms at Superfeast. Enter promo code RCNOW at check out to get 10% off your order ⁠https://tidd.ly/4iNdV9z