José Donoso
José Donoso Yáñez (October 5, 1924–December 7, 1996) was a Chilean writer. He lived most of his life in Chile, although he spent many years in self-imposed exile in Mexico, the United States (Iowa) and mainly Spain. Although he had left his country in the sixties for personal reasons, after 1973 he claimed his exile was also a form of protest against the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. He returned to Chile in 1981 and lived there until his death.
Donoso is the author of a number of remarkable stories and novels, which contributed greatly to the Latin American literary boom. The term 'Boom' was coined in his 1972 essay Historia personal del "boom".[1] His best known works include the novels Coronación, El lugar sin límites (The Place Without Limits) and El obsceno pájaro de la noche (The Obscene Bird of Night). His works deal with a number of themes, including sexuality, the duplicity of identity, psychology, and a sense of dark humor.
After his death, his personal papers at the University of Iowa revealed his homosexuality; a revelation that caused a certain controversy in Chile.[2]
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[edit] English
- The self in the narratives of José Donoso : Chile, 1924-1996 / Mary Lusky Friedman., 2004
- The veracity of disguise in selected works of José Donoso : illusory deception / Brent J Carbajal., 2000
- José Donoso's house of fiction : a dramatic construction of time and place / Flora María González Mandri., 1995
- Understanding José Donoso / Sharon Magnarelli., 1993
- Studies on the works of José Donoso : an anthology of critical essays / Miriam Adelstein., 1990
- José Donoso, the "boom" and beyond / Philip Swanson., 1988
- The creative process in the works of José Donoso / Guillermo I Castillo-Feliú., 1982
- José Donoso (Twayne's World Authors Series) / George R McMurray., 1979
[edit] Spanish
- Racionalidad e imaginación : transposiciones del cuerpo y de la mente en los cuentos de José Donoso / Sergio Véliz., 2001
- Las últimas obras de José Donoso : juegos, roles y rituales en la subversión del poder / Michael Colvin., 2001
- Donoso sin límites / Carlos Cerda., 1997
- José Donoso, escritura y subversión del significado / Laura A Chesak., 1997
- José Donoso : desde el texto al metatexto / Enrique Luengo., 1992
- El simbolismo en la obra de José Donoso / Augusto C Sarrochi., 1992
- José Donoso, impostura e impostación / Ricardo Gutiérrez Mouat., 1983
- José Donoso : incursiones en su producción novelesca / Myrna Solotorevsky., 1983
- Ideología y estructuras narrativas en José Donoso, 1950-1970 / Hugo Achugar., 1979
- José Donoso : una insurrección contra la realidad / Isis Quinteros., 1978
- José Donoso : la destrucción de un mundo / José Promis Ojeda., 1975
[edit] References
- ^ Varona-Lacey, Gladys M. "Contemporary Latin American Literature"
- ^ La doble vida de José Donoso, El Mundo, Spain http://www.elmundo.es/papel/2003/09/15/cultura/1473529.html
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