José Donoso
Chilean writer, journalist and professor (1924 – 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Manuel Donoso Yáñez (5 October 1924 – 7 December 1996), known as José Donoso, was a Chilean writer, journalist and professor. He lived most of his life in Chile, although he spent many years in self-imposed exile in Mexico, the United States and Spain. Although he had left his country in the sixties for personal reasons, after 1973 he said 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.
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José Donoso | |
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Born | José Manuel Donoso Yáñez (1924-10-05)5 October 1924 Santiago Chile |
Died | 7 December 1996(1996-12-07) (aged 72) Santiago Chile |
Occupation | Writer, journalist, professor |
Language | Spanish |
Nationality | Chilean |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Genre | Novel, short story |
Literary movement | Latin American Boom |
Years active | 20th century |
Notable works | Coronation, Hell Has No Limits, The Obscene Bird of Night |
Notable awards | National Prize for Literature (Chile) 1990 |
Spouse | María del Pilar Serrano |
Children | Pilar Donoso |
Donoso is the author of a number of short stories and novels, which contributed greatly to the Latin American literary boom. His best known works include the novels Coronación (Coronation), El lugar sin límites (Hell Has No 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.