The Obscene Bird of Night
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First U. S. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [iv], 438, [2] pages.
A haunting masterpiece of magical realism and gothic horror. José Donoso was an important Chilean writer and a pivotal figure in the Latin American literary boom. Here, in one of his most influential books, he offers a surreal exploration of identity and the grotesque, where dreams and nightmares merge in a chilling descent into the subconscious.
Bound in green cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board and pale green topstain. Small Random House remainder stamp to bottom edge of textblock, else fine. Jacket has a short, cleanly closed tear at top of upper joint fold and a few shallow edge wrinkles. Overall near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Item #1860
ISBN: 039446916x
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