Dowodo, Jose
Curfew
- ISBN 13:
- 9780802133816
- author:
- Dowodo, Jose
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1994
- Pages:
- 320
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Curfew A Novel by José Donoso takes place over a single 24-hour period in January 1985. Against the backdrop of Matilde Neruda's passing, various factions vie for power and influence, as the country struggles to find its daily existence amidst the remnants of glory days long gone by. In this complex and often conflicting landscape, two individuals navigate their own paths: Judit Torre, an upper-middle-class radical seeking escape from her past, and Mañntilde Neruda, a native son returning after a successful career as a European pop singer. Donoso masterfully weaves these stories together, evoking the suffocating atmosphere of a country under dictatorship and its devastating impact on those who live there. Through a nuanced blend of realism and absurdity, Donoso crafts a portrait of a society torn between competing desires and ideals, where the boundaries between reality and fantasy are constantly blurred.
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