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El Jardín de Al Lado / The Garden Next DoorUna novela nica en clave autoficcional sobre los egos revueltos del boom de la literatura latinoamericana. Publicada en 1981, cuando Jos Donoso iniciaba su regreso a Chile, El jardn de al lado es una novela sobre el fracaso, aunque tambin sobre la salvacin. Julio Mndez, novelista chileno ya en la cincuentena, exiliado en Espaa y obsesionado por un xito que no llega, se debate con su ansiedad y sus intuiciones sobre la propia mediocridad, al tiempo que
Una novela única en clave autoficcional sobre los egos revueltos del boom de la literatura latinoamericana. Publicada en 1981, cuando José Donoso iniciaba su regreso a Chile, El jardín de al lado es una novela sobre el fracaso, aunque también sobre la salvación. Julio Méndez, novelista chileno ya en la cincuentena, exiliado en España y obsesionado por un éxito que no llega, se debate con su ansiedad y sus intuiciones sobre la propia mediocridad, al tiempo que se ve atormentado por las figuras de una todopoderosa agente literaria y del máximo escritor de su tiempo. Desgarrada y tragicómica, cotidiana y patética, la novela explora los laberintos de la marginalidad interior, así como el destierro, las miserias físicas y las ambigüedades del deseo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A Chilean writer named Julio and his wife Gloria are beset by worries, constantly bickering about money, their writing, and their son (who may or may not be plying the oldest trade in Marrakesh). When Julio's boyhood best friend, now a famous artist, lends the couple his luxurious Madrid apartment for the summer, it is an escape for both -- in particular for Julio, who fantasizes about the garden next door and the erotic life of the lovely young aristocrat who inhabits it. But Julio's life and career unravel in Madrid: he is rebuffed by a famous literary agent, who detests him and his novel; his son's friend from Marrakesh moves in and causes havoc; and Gloria begins to drink. In the face of pitiless adversity, Julio's talent inexorably begins to fade. With The Garden Next Door, Jose Donoso has rendered a carefully crafted and bitterly comic meditation on gardens, deceit, and the nature of a writer's muse.Shipping Notes
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★★★★★ 5
Stays strong with hot or cold food!
Size: 18oz brown
Love these bowls! No extra curl on the lip which makes it easier to drink the leftover milk after eating all the cereal, lol!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Sturdy for chili!
Size: 18oz brown
Great bowls, used for a chili party. Held up great!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2026
★★★★★ 3
The difference between 16 oz. and 18 oz. is hard to detect.
Size: 18oz brown
These bowls don't appear to be 18 oz. In fact, they look like they're smaller than my "paper" 16 oz. bowls. Perhaps they are deeper. Still, when I put food in them, they hold pretty much what the paper 16 oz. ones do. I chose them, again because I thought I made a mistake previously to this order. I wanted the sugar cane, heavy duty, microwavable bowls that these are advertised to be. Everything is as described except the size. I'll have to make note that I shouldn't buy these because the oz.'s advertised will persuade one to buy them.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2026
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Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2025
★★★★★ 5
We used it to serve very hot menudo
Size: 18oz brown
Very sturdy
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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2025