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The Obscene Bird of Night (Spanish: El obsceno pájaro de la noche, 1970) is the most acclaimed novel by the Chilean writer José Donoso. Donoso was a member of the Latin American literary boom and the literary movement known as magical realism .
- José Donoso
- 1970
Jan 1, 2001 · The story of the last member of the aristocratic Azcoitia family, a monstrous mutation protected from the knowledge of his deformity by being surrounded with other freaks as companions, The Obscene Bird of Night is a triumph of imaginative, visionary writing.
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Apr 4, 2024 · Excerpt. The Obscene Bird of Night. José Donoso (trans. Leonard Mades, Hardie St. Martin, Megan McDowell) April 4, 2024. The following is from Jose Donoso's The Obscene Bird of Night. One of the great Boom writers, Donoso (1924–1996) wrote novels, novellas, short stories, and poetry.
Aug 3, 2023 · The novel is a metafictional and experimental work that explores the contradictions and suffering of human existence through a legend, a family history, and a servant's narrative. It features binary patterns, doubles, masks, and references to the process of literary creation, challenging the reader's perception of reality and identity.
Apr 10, 2024 · A new translation of José Donoso's 1970 novel, The Obscene Bird of Night, is a monument of vulgarity and erudition, perfused by an eerie air of alluring, unsettling ambiguity. The novel follows a rambling narrator who pimps out a young girl, hides her mutant child, and muses on the nebulousness of identity and life.
A mute caretaker of a former abbey is transformed into a monster by a coven of witches in this terrifying masterpiece by José Donoso. The novel explores the horrifying transformations of identity, reality, and power in a surreal and ambiguous style.
Apr 23, 2024 · Newly revised and updated by Megan McDowell, and with a new introduction by Alejandro Zambra: at last, the unabridged, centennial edition of Donoso’s terrifying masterpiece sees the light of day. Deep in a maze of musty, forgotten hallways, Mudito rummages through piles of old newspapers.
- José Donoso
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