Mario Vargas Llosa found this biography to be: A revealing book on the life of Donoso and what lies behind his work. It is also a biography of his family, based upon the private diaries that he and his wife each wrote throughout their long married life. Pilar, his daughter, makes a detailed comparison of these diaries and provides her own memories, shedding light on how and why Donosos literary work developed.
Mario Vargas Llosa found this biography to be: A revealing book on the life of Donoso and what lies behind his work. It is also a biography of his family, based upon the private diaries that he and his wife each wrote throughout their long married life. Pilar, his daughter, makes a detailed comparison of these diaries and provides her own memories, shedding light on how and why Donosos literary work developed.