The House of the Spirits
A Novel
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Publication
2015-12-15 - Atria Books
Language
English
Word Count
124,000 words, Guess
Page Count
496 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-101501117017
- ISBN-139781501117015
- Library of Congress Control Number2015042295
- Library of Congress Control Number2015042306
- OCLC Control Number927141397
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781501117015
- Open LibraryOL28206277M
Classifications
- LCCPQ8098.1.L54 C313 2015
- LCCPQ8098.1.L54
- LCCPQ8098.1.L54C313
and 3 more
- DDC863
- LCCMLCS 90/00422 (P)
- LCCPQ8097.A737 M35 1988
Description
Primera novela de Isabel Allende. *La casa de los espíritus* narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes latinoamericanos. El despótico patriarca Esteban Trueba ha construido, con mano de hierro, un imperio privado que empieza a tambalearse a raíz del paso del tiempo y de un entorno social explosivo. Finalmente, la decadencia personal del patriarca arrastrará a los Trueba a una dolorosa desintegración. Atrapados en unas dramáticas relaciones familiares, los personajes de esta portentosa novela encarnan las tensiones sociales y espirituales de una época que abarca gran parte de este siglo. *La casa de los espíritus* ha sido adaptada al cine en una película protagonizada, entre otros, por Jerermy Irons, Meryl Streep y Antonio Banderas.Con ternura e impecable factura literaria, Isabel Allende perfila el destino de sus personajes como parte indisoluble del destino colectivo de un continente, marcado por el mestizaje, las injusticias sociales y la búsqueda de la propia identidad. Este logrado universo narrativo es el resultado de una lúcida conciencia histórica y social, así como de una propuesta estética que constituye una singular expresión de realismo mágico.
First Sentence
Barrabas llego a la familia por via maritima, anoto la nina Clara con su delicada caligrafia.
Description
"The unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted and imaginative storytellers. The House of the Spirits brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife, Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their daughter Blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future. One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate"--
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