The House of the Spirits (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Isabel Allende
- First Published: 1982
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Historical fiction, Family literature, Magical Realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Dictators, 1960’s, 1970’s, Family or family life, Class conflict, Politics, Supernatural, 1940’s, Class consciousness, Writing, 1920’s, 1930’s, Pregnancy, Rape, Ethnic relations, Oppression, Developing countries, Multiculturalism, Revenge, Illegitimacy, Idealism, Disasters, Earthquakes, Natural disasters, South America or South Americans, Latin America or Latin Americans, Torture
- Locales: South America, Chile
The Work
The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende’s first novel, established the Chilean writer’s international reputation and remains her best-known work. Drawing on the Latin American literary style known as Magical Realism, the book tells the story of the Trueba family over several generations. Set in an unidentified South American country that resembles Allende’s homeland, the novel chronicles the social and political forces that affect the family’s fate.
The story begins with Esteban Trueba and his marriage to Clara del Valle, a young woman who...
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