Notebook 9, 1957-11

Item — Box: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

175 p. holograph. Preliminary draft of the novel Paula Mancheno.

Dates

Creation: 1957-11

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

175 numbered leaves for a two-hole binder. Most text on rectos only. Notes in red ink are later. The first recordd date is November 15, [1957]. Index Card: ‘PAULA MANCHEÑO’. No job, living at my parents. Great friendship with Inés Figueroa. My book is nearly ready. I get my first ulcer attack. PAULA MANCHEÑO is mostly written in bed.

Content: Preliminary draft of a novel Paula Mancheño. Works In Progress: “Paula Mancheño”: 1-175 (Characters: Paula Mancheño, Virginia, Rojas, Raúl, Carlos Varas, Arcadio Yantén, Pedro, Elisa, Los Rodrigañez, Ramón, Emilio Mancheño, Adelaida, Virginia Mancheño). Miscellaneous: Drawing on recto of 110.

References: Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962) 35; Fermand Leger (1881-1955) 42; Henri Matisse (1869-1954) 42; Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) 42; Vicente Huidobro (1893-1948) 43; Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968) 43, Juan Gris (1887-1927) 43; Luis XVI (1754-1793) 62; Inés Echeverría (1868-1949) 67; Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) 82.