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DONOSO, JOSÉ, 1924 to 1996

José Donoso

Chilean author and journalist.

Books: 1
Editions tracked: 2
First editions: 1
Nationality: Chile

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Earliest first editionThe Obscene Bird of NightKnopf;distributed by Random House, 1973 Most editions trackedThe Obscene Bird of Night2 editions

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Knopf;distributed by Random House 1

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1973The Obscene Bird of NightKnopf;distributed by Random House

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The Obscene Bird of Night

José Donoso, Leonard Mades, Hardie St. Martin, Megan McDowell · first published 1973

1st Knopf;distributed by Random House1973 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
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José Donoso was born in 1924 and died in 1996.

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We track 1 book by José Donoso across 2 editions, 1 of them first editions.

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