Humberto, who lives and works at a convent home for old women, loses his sanity as he becomes obsessed with black magic and his duty to protect a monstrous child.
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Original Work
Title: El obsceno pájaro de la noche Author: José Donoso Publisher: Seix Barral City: Barcelona Year of publication: 1970 Edition: 1 Number of pages: 543 pp. Translated in: 2003, 2016