The House of the Spirits (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- 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
- 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. 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 administration and then returned...
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