Jose Donoso

Jose Donosa

Country

Chile

Birth - Death

1924 - 1996

Occupation

Writer

Description

Novelist and short story writer, considered a part of the Latin American 'boom' in literature. Notable for the books 'The Place Without Limits' and 'The Obscene Birds of Night', both which revealed the nightmarish elements and social decadence of life. Diaries revealed his homosexuality after his death.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169196/Jose-Donoso
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaryjose-donoso-1314460.html

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