In them he poses many of the questions raised by his fellow Latin American writers, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, and Vargas Llosa: What is truth? How does one use history in fiction? How does an artist create? Taratuta is a mystery story in which a writer tries to track a slippery Russian revolutionary in history and in life. Still Life with Pipe shows the comeuppance of an ambitious man when he meets true art and can't escape its grasp. Donoso is the author of the classic novel The Obscene Bird of Night.

About the Author
One of the great Boom writers, Jose Donoso (1924-1996) wrote novels, novellas, short stories, and poetry. He worked stints as a shepherd in Patagonia and a stevedore in Buenos Aires before studying at Princeton and teaching at the Iowa Writers Workshop. He was twice a Guggenheim Fellow and won the William Faulkner Foundation Prize as well as Chile's highest literary honor, the National Literature Prize, among many other awards. Gregory Rabassa (1922-2016) was the recipient of multiple prizes including a lifetime achievement award from the PEN American Center for contributions to Hispanic literature and a National Medal of Arts. He was the translator of One Hundred Years of Solitude, among other classic works.

Reviews
"Well-crafted novellas. . . . Donoso reveals his self-assurance as a writer, mischievously inviting the reader to enter into the process of creating fiction." -- Publishers Weekly
"Impressive. . . . These short works . . . show the author at his near best, challenging, provoking, forcing reexamination." -- James Polk - Washington Post
"In the Spanish-speaking world, [Donoso is] a combination of Madonna and Arnold Schwarzenegger." -- Elena Castedo



Book Information
ISBN 9780393311648
Author Jose Donoso
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 191g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 13mm