 As a writer, Lafourcade has published at least 24 novels (over 30 by some accounts) and over a dozen anthologies and collections of short stories and essays.His novel "Palomita Blanca" (1971) sold over a million copies, making it one of the all-time best sellers in Chile.This novel was translated to several languages and brought to the screen by Chilean-French director Raúl Ruiz.