Author Archives: david chen

Photos: Front cover of the novel « The Savage Detectives » and image of author Roberto Bolaño Genuine First Impressions of Robert Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives Literally, « What in the world did I just read?! »… Allow the following images of facial reactions to help explain the wide range of emotions and impressions I’d felt and received whilst […] Continue reading →

My name is David from the Romance Studies program at the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies. Here, at the University of British Columbia, I’ve been learning Italian, Spanish, and French languages, cultures and literature over the last four years. I enjoy writing poetry, discovering new places, travelling to new cultures and learning languages. […] Continue reading →