Notebook 23

Item — Box: 8

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1951-1967

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

145 pages numbered by JD plus 50 unnumbered pages towards the end of the notebook. August 28, 1962 (Santiago). October 27, 1962 (unspecified).

Index card: none.

Content: Notes, dafts, sketches, critic evaluation of “El ultimo Azcoitia” (later “El obsceno pajaro de la noche”).

Works in progress: “El ultimo Azcoitia”: 1-145.

Characters: 1.1 Ines, Jeronimo, Peta Ponce, Boy, perro or Pique, Geisha, tio cura, Pedro de Azcoitia.

Sketches: 1-6, 32-33, 80-82, 123-125, 136-139, 141-142.

Thoughts and reflections: 1.1 1-44, 50-2, 64-77, 82-84, 94-96, 103-105, 113-116, 121-136, 139-140, 143-145.

References: George Meredith, 13; Simone de Bevoir, 95; Thomas Mann 121* (page unnumbered by JD), Miguel Arteche, Jorge Teillier, David Roserman, Efrain Barquero, Armando Uribe (last page of the notebook)

Miscellaneous notes taken in English and Spanish towards the end of the notebook; Drawing of a woman, female body