Notebook 1, 1955-11 - 1956-07
Scope and Contents
50 pages holograph. Notes and drafts for a projected novel titled Pisagua. Preliminary notes for Coronacion (then a play). A poem.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-11 - 1956-07
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
Materials Specific Details
55 holograph pages unnumbered by JD. November 23 (place not noted); July 15-23 (place not noted). Most sheets are written on both sides. Notes in red ink were probably made at the time the Papers were transferred to the University of Iowa Libraries. The first date noted is November 23.
Index Card: “Noviembre 1955 A 15 de Julio 1956. Cubre mi mejor tiempo con Carmen Orrego y luego, nuestra separación. Contiene: 1 Bosquejo de una novela que jamás hice PISAGUA; 2. Primeros estudios serios y borradores de CORONACION; Trabajo en el Kent School y en la U. Católica”.
Content: Preliminary drafts, notes, comments and ideas for “La casa”, later Coronación. Notes and drafts for a project novel titled Pisagua. Poems.
Works in Progress: “Pisagua” (Novel) (Characters: Juan José Arcaya (profesor), mujer del profesor, Adriana Vargas, Inés Figueroa); “La casa” (later Coronación) (Characters: Rosa, Lourdes, Misiá Elisita, Adela, Zoila, Carlos, Don Jaime, Ambrosio, Andrés Adela, Zelmira, Lidia, Doctor Sander, Evaristo Soto, Segundo Soto, Lydia, Mario, René, Dora, “Cara de pescado”, Pascual, Estefanía González, Margarita).
Work Plans: Different chapters for “La casa”, list of characters and plot.
Secondary Projects: Ideas for future stories.
Miscellaneous: Drawing in blue ink of a woman in a long, tight dress; girl with a dog, girl, profile of a woman; face of a man; nose; woman with a handkerchief on her head; calculations; woman with a big hat, profile of a woman in black ink, eye of a woman in pencil and black ink; Short notes on different subjects; Stage sketch for the play for “La casa”; List of people organized in two columns; List of people.
References: Gabriel González Videla (1898-1980); Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881); José Santos González Vera (1897-1970); Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929); Alberto Orrego Luco (1854-1931; Lev N. Tolstoy (1828-1910); Hernán Díaz Arrieta (Alone) (1891-1984); Nemesio Antúnez (1918-1993); Camilo Mori (1896-1973); Carmen Silva (1929).
Repository Details
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