Godzilla in Mexico tells an apocalyptic tale, as experienced by a father and son:
Listen carefully, my son: bombs were falling
over Mexico City...
Some modern readers may find the poem reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road (or vice versa), but, uniquely crafted in Bolaño's voice and tone; and not nearly as bleak. Bolaño writes with a human touch, a child's oblivion:
You'd just finished eating and were watching
cartoons on TV.
Read more: Godzilla in Mexico by Roberto Bolano
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