Donoso, José 1924–

Donoso is a Chilean-born novelist, short story writer, literary critic, and translator now residing in Spain. Central to his work is his refutation of the psychological theory of the autonomous, integrated personality: characterization and plot development are depicted through differing narrative points of view. Donoso creates a fictional world where nothing is stable, nothing sure, where reality and fantasy are intertwined. This fantastic world is presented in highly structured, objective prose, Donoso achieving an ironic effect through the description of the irrational in rational terms. (See also CLC, Vols. 4, 8, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 81-84.)