Notebook E, 1954-10-13 - 1955-02-28

Item — Box: 5

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Scope and Contents

66 p. holograph. Preliminary notes on the plot and characters for Coronacion. Notes and ideas for the following short stories: "El Charleston," "Violeta," "La Muerte," "Accidente," "Ida y Vuelta." Notes on a trip to Europe in 1955. Notes on a projected opera titled La Estaca. Notes for "Las Brasas" (now as a play), and "Beau Gheste" (a projected novella). Impressions of Buenos Aires. Miscellaneous notes and ideas for various untitled short stories.

Dates

Creation: 1954-10-13 - 1955-02-28

Creator

From the Collection: Donoso, Jose (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

Spiral-bound, 5 x 8 inches, 66 leaves numbered rectos only, holograph text in ink on rectos only. October 13, 1954 (no place recorded); February 28, 1955 (no place recorded).

Index Card: CORONATION begins to grow. EL CHARLESTON complete story idea. LAS BRASAS fue durante un tiempo, una idea para un opera que yo iba a hacer con Juan Orrego Salas: LA ESTACA. Many story ideas My first trip to Europe in summer of 1955, with my savings. My life gradually getting more and more ordered, I worked, was relatively happy with my teaching jobs.

Content: Several ideas for different texts, some of them published.

Work in Progress: “La Pieza redonda”: 1; “Estudio Biográfico de Don Gabriel Pando, escritor chileno de 1890-1950”(novel): 2-6; 12-14 (Characters: Don Gabriel Pando Pardo; cura); Coronación: 6-9; 10-11 (Characters: Andrés, Estela, abuela, médico, Lourdes, abuelo Ramón); "Violeta”: 17-18; "Charleston”: 18-20 (Characters: hombres, hombre gordo; cantinera); “Bean Gheste: 20, 23-24; “La muerte”: 20 (Characters: Carlos Núñez, Antonio, Hermano, asistentes al entierro);“Las Brasas” (play): 24-42 (Characters: Gabriela, doña Gertrudis, Renato, Memo, Gustavo, Doña Ester); Ideas for a novel: 42-47 (Characters: Familia Cruz, Gonzalo, Anibal); Pieza redonda”: 48; “Ida y vuelta”: 59-60 (Characters: Gordo, Rudi, et al.);“Accidente”: 60-63: (Characters: señora gorda y vieja, perro, pareja de jóvenes, mujer de 35 años, muchachos).

Work Plans: “Estudio Biográfico de Don Gabriel Pando, escritor chileno de 1890-1950”: 5; 64-63.

Secondary Project: Ideas for a short story: 9-10; Ideas for a short story: 10; Ideas for a short story based on a n ugly young man: 11-12; Ideas for a short story based on a painter: 14-15; Ideas for a short story based on a writer: 15; Ideas for a long story or nouvelle: 16-17; Random ideas: 17, 50; Ideas for a novel based on W. H. Hudson: 47-48; Ideas for a short story: 48-50; Ideas for a short story: 63-66.

Miscellaneous: Impressions during a trip: 50.

References: W. H. Hudson (1841-1922) 1, 47; John Addington Symonds (1840-1893) 3; Return of the Native (novel by Thomas Hardy, 1878) 5; André Gide (1869-1951) 5; El inmoralista (novel by André Gide, 1902) 5; Rubén Darío (1867-1916) 6; Nemesio Antúnez (1918-1993) 14; Teresa Bortagaray (?-?) 56, 59; Margarita Aguirre (1920-2003) 59; Hormiguita (Delia del Carril, 1885-1989) 59; Pablo Neruda ( 1904-1973) 59.