Eva Luna (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Isabel Allende
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Plot: Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The middle and late twentieth century
- Setting: An unnamed South American country
- Principal Characters: Eva Luna, Consuelo, Rolf Carlé, Elvira, Huberto Naranjo (Comandante Rogelio), Melesio (Mimí), Riad Halabí (The Turk), Zulema
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Television or television broadcasting, Guerrillas or guerrilla warfare, Latinos, South America or South Americans, Latin America or Latin Americans
- Locales: South America
The Novel
Eva Luna is the story of a poor girl with a great gift for storytelling who, because of her indomitable spirit, manages to survive a perilous youth and become a successful television scriptwriter. The title character of the novel is also the narrator. Even when Eva herself could not have witnessed what she describes, the implication is that she is faithfully reporting what she has been told by those who were present and thus, in a sense, making those events a part of her own narrative. Since all the people mentioned affect Eva’s own history, these stories are...
[The entire page is 2729 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
Related Topics
