House of the Spirits

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The House of the Spirits (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

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Esteban Trueba (ehs-TEH-bahn trew-EH-bah), a landowner and conservative politician. His primary qualities are pride and ambition. After the death of his fiancée, Rosa del Valle, Trueba moves to the long- neglected plantation of Tres Marías and transforms it into a model estate. After marrying Rosa’s younger sister Clara, he becomes the father of three legitimate children. In later years, Esteban’s political conservatism and his autocratic behavior cause him to be alienated from his family. He wields power unfairly and cruelly. Only after his own...

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• Isabel Allende (Short Fiction)
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• Isabel Allende (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• Isabel Allende (Long Fiction)

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