José González José González i(A128814 works by)
Also writes as: Don José
Born: Established: 1937 Montevideo,
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Uruguay,
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South America, Americas,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1975
Heritage: Uruguayan
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1 Una buena compañera José González , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: Noticias y Deportes , 8 April 2004; (p. 12)
1 Las cosas de abuelo José González , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: Noticias y Deportes , 7 March 2002; (p. 12)

A month after the funeral, a young man goes through a box containing his grandfather's things: cassette tapes, photos, diaries written in Spanish, a Che Guevarra t-shirt. He imagines himself returning to his grandfather's neighbourhood in Uruguay, to tell those who remain that even though he had emigrated to Australia, his grandfather never forgot them.

1 Cuentos de Don José : Los vivos de siempre Don José , 1983 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , October vol. Año V no. 25 1983; (p. 7)

A series of anecdotes, the first set in Melbourne, the others in Montevideo.

1 Cuentos de Don José Don José , 1983 single work short story
— Appears in: Tabaré , September vol. Año V no. 24 1983; (p. 12-13)
1 Cuentos de Don José : El Dios Verde Don José , 1983 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , August vol. Año V no. 23 1983; (p. 7, 13)
1 Cuentos de Don José : Paso en mi barrio Don José , 1983 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , June vol. Año IV no. 21 1983; (p. 9)
1 Cuentos de Don José : Simplemente una foto Don José , 1983 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , May vol. Año IV no. 20 1983; (p. 16)
1 Contestando a criticas José González , 1983 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Tabaré , March vol. Año IV no. 18 1983; (p. 7)
1 La vagancia i "Estamos todos... cansados", Don José , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tabaré , December vol. Año IV no. 17 1982; (p. 19)

In this poem, Don José offers advice to someone who has no inclination to work: 'que se vaya a Argentina (please) si piensa que esta mejor' [go to Argentina (please) if you think it's better].

1 Cansado... de hacer favores i "A veces te equivocás", Don José , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tabaré , December vol. Año IV no. 17 1982; (p. 19)
1 Cuentos de Don José : Navidad - Año Nuevo Don José , 1982 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , December vol. Año IV no. 17 1982; (p. 15)

Among the wishes Don José makes for Christmas is the wish that his friend Ariel, who has been in prison for seven years, could be freed.

1 1 Cuentos de Don José : Hacer el yiro o las prostitutas Don José , 1982 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , November vol. Año IV no. 16 1982; (p. 5, 13)
1 Cuentos de Don José : El divorcio Don José , 1982 single work column
— Appears in: Tabaré , October vol. Año IV no. 15 1982; (p. 14)
1 Cuentos de Don José : Baile en el Club Don José , 1982 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , September vol. Año IV no. 14 1982; (p. 10-11)
1 Cuentos de Don José : La capilla del Padre Friere Don José , 1982 single work short story
— Appears in: Tabaré , August vol. Año IV no. 13 1982; (p. 5, 8)
1 Cuentos de Don José : ¡Perdóname Mama! Don José , 1982 single work short story
— Appears in: Tabaré , July vol. Año IV no. 12 1982; (p. 13, 16)

A cautionary tale about a migrant family living in Sydney. Conflicts between parents and teenage children result in the children running away. The family is renunited only after the unexpected death of the mother.

1 Cuentos de Don José : Recuerdos Montevideanos Don José , 1982 single work column
— Appears in: Tabaré , June vol. Año IV no. 11 1982; (p. 4)
1 Cuentos de Don José : ¡Eh... Taxi! Don José , 1982 single work prose
— Appears in: Tabaré , March vol. Año III no. 8 1982; (p. 5-6, 14)
1 Cuentos de Don José : Barrio Palermo o Barrio Sur ¡Que sé yo! Don José , 1982 single work column
— Appears in: Tabaré , February vol. Año III no. 7 1982; (p. 2)
1 Cuentos de Don José : Los tiempos viejos Don José , 1981 single work column
— Appears in: Tabaré , December vol. Año III no. 6 1981; (p. 6, 19)
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