María Luisa's own words, she said that he ruined her life, however, she never forgot him. Later on, she moved to United States, where she married the French count, Raphäel de Saint-Phalle y Chabannes (1889–1969), with whom she had a daughter, Brigitte. She returned to South America in 1971; living first in Argentina (helped by Pablo Neruda, who was also living there), where she met important men of letters, and then in Viña del Mar, Chile. There, on 18 September 1976, Bombal again met Jorge Luis Borges. Death Bombal lived her final years in Chile. She became an alcoholic, which led to cirrhosis. Bombal died on May 6, 1980, in Santiago, as a result of gastrointestinal bleeding. Distinction between femininity and masculinity in her works Bombal wrote distinctly for her male and female characters. Bombal viewed femininity as a symbol of uniqueness; more related to nature, emotions and intuition; very different from how she depicts masculinity, where men are described as stronger and wiser, at the moment of facing problems. Selected works Novels La última niebla (1934) La amortajada (1938) The House of Mist (1947, English readaptation of La última niebla) The Shrouded Woman (1947, English readaptation of La amortajada) Stories Las islas nuevas (1939) El árbol (1939) Trenzas (1940) Lo secreto (1944) La historia de María Griselda (1946) Chronicles Mar, cielo y tierra (1940) Washington, ciudad de las ardillas (1940) La maja y el ruiseñor (1960) Other writings Reseña cinematográfica de Puerta cerrada (1939) En Nueva York con Sherwood Anderson (entrevista) (1939) Inauguración del sello Pauta (1973) Discurso en la Academia Chilena de la Lengua (1977) References Further reading Pérez Firmat, Gustavo. Tongue Ties: Logo-Eroticism in Anglo-Hispanic Literature. Palgrave, 2003. 1910 births 1980 deaths Chilean people of French descent Chilean people of German descent People from Viña del Mar Chilean women novelists 20th-century Chilean women writers 20th-century Chilean novelists