Coronación

José Donoso
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Grotesque yet realistic at the same time, this first novel from the most famous Chilean narrator from the end of the last century, exposes the themes that will mark his future works: deterioration of society, identity questions, transgression and madness... Now, forty years after its original publication this novel has already become a classic in Latin American literature. Description in Spanish: Andrés, solitario y cincuentón, es el desconcertado testigo de los últimos días de una abuela nonagenaria que se debate entre la niebla y los relámpagos de la demencia. Esperpéntica a la vez que realista, la primera novela del más célebre narrador chileno de este fin de siglo prefigura los temas que marcarán su obra: decadencia, identidad, trasgresión y locura...
Genres: Latin American LiteratureFiction20th CenturyLatin AmericanNovelsLatinoSchoolSpanish Literature
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