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   The Obscene Bird of Night. The Obscene Bird of Night ( Spanish: El obsceno pájaro de la noche, 1970) is the most acclaimed novel by the Chilean writer José Donoso. [1] Donoso was a member of the Latin American literary boom and the literary movement known as magical realism.

   • Author: José Donoso

   • Publish Year: 1970

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   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. Its luxuriance, fecundity, horror, and energy will not soon fade from the reader’s mind.

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Read an excerpt from José Donoso's novel The Obscene Bird of Night, a Boom literature classic set in Chile. The novel explores the history and fate of the Azcoitía family, a powerful and influential clan that owns a chaplaincy in La Chimba.

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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.

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   • 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. Its luxuriance, fecundity, horror, and energy will not soon fade from the reader’s mind.

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   What is Obscene Bird based on?

   • Up to Obscene Bird, Donoso’s stories are set in Chile and portray the gap between the haves and the havenots, focusing on the decline of the bourgeoisie. After this novel, however, Donoso focused less on the depiction of specific social milieus and more on the exploration of the contradictions and suffering inherent in the human condition.

   Analysis of José Donoso’s The Obscene Bird of the Night

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   Is Obscene Bird a realist novel?

   • While his writing before Obscene Bird does not openly challenge the conventions of the familiar realist or psychological novel, Obscene Bird is his most experimental narrative. Up to Obscene Bird, Donoso’s stories are set in Chile and portray the gap between the haves and the havenots, focusing on the decline of the bourgeoisie.

   Analysis of José Donoso’s The Obscene Bird of the Night

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   Apr 10, 2024 · A new translation of José Donoso's 1970 novel, a surreal and erudite work about a pimp, a mutant, and a mysterious building. The review praises Donoso's language, style, and themes, and compares him to Borges, Marquez, and Cortázar.

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   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.

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   Apr 23, 2024 · ― Roberto Brodsky " The Obscene Bird of Night, a sprawling, five-hundred-page masterpiece of psychedelic horror, is considered among the most mind-bending and formally ambitious books of the Latin American Boom―it makes One Hundred Years of Solitude seem quaintly traditional by comparison. Originally published in 1970, the novel has become ...

   • Author: José Donoso

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   Apr 2, 2024 · THE OBSCENE BIRD OF NIGHT. A welcome, disturbing reminder of the power of magical realism to distort and reveal by turns. A newly revised translation of Chilean novelist Donoso’s daring, deeply surreal exploration of self, isolation, and Latin American mysticism, including 20 pages of text that was cut from an earlier edition.