Description
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