The obscene bird of night
(Book)

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Contributors
McDowell, Megan translator.
St. Martin, Hardie, translator.
Mades, Leonard, translator.
Zambra, Alejandro, 1975- contributor.
Published
New York : New Directions, 2024.
ISBN
0811232220, 9780811232227
Status
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor - World Literature
FICTION DONOSO
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Published
New York : New Directions, 2024.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
475 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0811232220, 9780811232227

Notes

General Note
First published in Spanish as El Obsceno Pájaro de la Noche by Editorial Seix Barral, S.A., Barcelona.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references.
Description
"Deep in a maze of musty, forgotten hallways, Mudito rummages through piles of old newspapers. The mute caretaker of a crumbling former abbey, he is hounded by a coven of ancient witches who are bent on transforming him, bit by bit, into the terrifying imbunche: a twisted monster with all of its orifices sewn up, buried alive in its own body. Once, Mudito walked upright and spoke clearly; once he was the personal assistant to one of Chile's most powerful politicians, Jer̤nimo de Azcoit̕a. Once, he ruled over a palace of monsters, built to shield Jer̤nimo's deformed son from any concept of beauty. Once, he plotted with the wise woman Peta Ponce to bed Iňs, Jer̤nimo's wife. Mudito was Humberto, Jer̤nimo was strong, Iňs was beautiful... Narrated in voices that shift and multiply, The Obscene Bird of Night frets the seams between master and slave, rich and poor, reality and nightmares, man and woman, self and other in a maniacal inquiry into the horrifying transformations that power can wreak on identity. Now, star translator Megan McDowell has revised and updated the classic translation, restoring nearly twenty pages of previously untranslated text that was mysteriously cut from the 1972 edition. Newly complete, with missing motifs restored, plots deepened, and characters more richly shaded, Donoso's pajarito (little bird), as he called it, returns to print to celebrate the centennial of its author's birth in full plumage, as brilliant as it is bizarre."--,New Directions website
Language
In English, translated from Spanish.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Donoso, J., McDowell, M., St. Martin, H., Mades, L., & Zambra, A. (2024). The obscene bird of night ([Revised, unabridged edition.].). New Directions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

José Donoso et al.. 2024. The Obscene Bird of Night. New Directions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

José Donoso et al.. The Obscene Bird of Night New Directions, 2024.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Donoso, José, et al. The Obscene Bird of Night [Revised, unabridged edition.]., New Directions, 2024.

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