The House of the Spirits Summary - Isabel Allende - Cyclopedia of Literary Places

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Author: Isabel Allende
First Published: 1982
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Magical Realism
Time of Work: 1920’s-1970’s
Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Historical fiction, Family literature, Magical Realism, Novel
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

Places Discussed

Tres Marías

Tres Marías. Hacienda of the Trueba family, which the family patriarch, Esteban Trueba, rebuilds from ruin several times. After growing up poor and working several years in a diamond mine to earn money, Esteban puts his money and energy into rebuilding the ruined country estate, making it one of the most successful in the country and enhancing his wealth considerably. He rebuilds it again after the house is destroyed by an earthquake and yet again after the land is turned over to the peasants for two years during the socialist...

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