The Shrouded Woman

The Shrouded Woman (Spanish: La amortajada) is a novel by Chilean writer María Luisa Bombal, published in 1938. The plot is heavily influenced by men's psychological submission to female figures. In terms of structure, this novel has a context that travels between reality and fiction, depending on what the author wants to communicate with Ana María, a dead woman who is the main character of the novel, and the memories of those who come to see her coffin. It is precisely this distance between the living and Ana María that determines the unusual way in which the book is fragmented.

It is considered an important novel in Chilean literature, both for its literary merits and for being a reflection of 1930s Chilean society. It was adapted for television by José Caviedes (director) and José Irarrázabal (screenplay) and broadcast by Televisión Nacional de Chile in 1971.