Una fuga hacia lo pictórico: el caso de Naturaleza muerta con Cachimba de José Donoso

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze how Donoso's short novel simulates pictorial elements to enhance literary expression.
• Literary analysis of the novella 'Naturaleza muerta con cachimba'
• Comparison of narrative structure with characteristics of still life as a minor pictorial genre
• Examination of the narrator's limited art knowledge
• The novella serves as a pictorial simulacrum, blurring lines between literature and visual art.
• Characterization highlights the limited understanding of art as a tool for wider literary exploration.
• The text suggests a liberation from institutional constraints in literature, promoting new expressiveness.