El obsceno pájaro de la noche

The Obscene Bird of Night

Author

José Donoso

Language

Spanish

Year

1970

Country

Chile

Genre

Novel

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The Obscene Bird of Night is a novel by Chilean writer José Donoso, first published in 1970. It is widely regarded as his most important and acclaimed work. Donoso was a prominent member of the Latin American literary boom and is frequently associated with the literary movement known as magical realism. The novel is noted for its complex narrative structure, themes of identity and alienation, and its use of myth and symbolism, particularly the figure of the Imbunche from the folklore of Chiloé Island.