The House of the Spirits (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
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
- Setting: Unnamed South American country
- Principal Characters: Esteban Trueba, Clara, Blanca, Jaime, Alba
- 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 Story:
At the turn of the century, the eccentric family of a feminist named Nívea and an ambitious politician named Severo del Valle had a prominent place in society. The beauty of their green-haired daughter Rosa and the supernatural powers of her clairvoyant younger sister Clara were legendary. Their Uncle Marcos was a carefree explorer. Rosa the Beautiful was engaged to Esteban Trueba, who went to work in the mines hoping to strike gold; she died after accidentally sipping poisoned brandy.
After Rosa’s death, Esteban moved to his family’s ruined country...
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