ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, hiː pˈʌblɪʃt hɪz sˈɛkənd nˈɑːvəl, lˌæ sˈɪjuːdˌæd də lˌɑːs sˈeɪsɛɹz ðə sˈɪɾi ʌvðə sˈiːzɚz, ænd, ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf, hiː tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tʃˈɪliz pɹˈɪntɪŋ pɹˈɛs.
In 1936, he published his second novel, La Ciudad de los Césares (The City of the Caesars), and, after the death of his wife, he took over as director of the University of Chile's printing press.