ABSENCES IN THE EXILE IN THE LITERARY WORK "EL JARDIN DE AL LADO" BY JOSÉ DONOSO.

Abstract

In the 70s, Chile experienced a military coup, and the then President Salvador Allende forcibly removed from power, leaving in its place General Augusto Pinochet. Artists of the time had to leave the country, many of them moved to Spain. José Donoso, in his literary work "El jardin de al lado", highlights the feelings and the problems faced by a couple of Chileans after moving to Spain, these having to deal with the absence of their homeland. The main character of the work is a famous writer in his country Chile, but cannot get his work published in Spain, which makes it grow the feeling of absence through memories of his life in Chile, from childhood until adulthood, besides having to deal with current problems such as lack of money and nostalgia of close relatives along with his wife. The 60s and 70s in Latin America was marked by the military dictatorship, therefore is seen in this work the presence of citizens from different countries of the continent as Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Exile is cruel, with the citizenships having a space to be filled by the absences, and these are forced to leave their home countries, leaving behind a life to start another in a distant place.

 Keywords: Military Dictatorship; Exile; Absences; Chile.