Set in Bellavista just after Pablo Neruda's beloved widow Matilde has died, this novel is grounded in the here-and-now of Santiago under Pinochet (where you weren't allowed out of the streets after hours or to gather in a group). Donoso, who has returned home after 13 years of exile, is one of Chile's new generation of novelists, better known for the phantasmagorical than the political.  (CHI21, $14.00)