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A beautiful hardback edition of a magical realist classic and South American epic. As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Set in an unnamed Latin American country over three generations, The House of the Spirits is a magnificent epic of a proud and passionate family, secret loves and violent revolution. 'A novel to be read for its brilliant craftsmanship and its narrative of inescapable power' El Pais 'Intensely moving. Both entertaining and deeply serious' Evening Standard VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful
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The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende
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- Année de publication
- 2024
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Isabel Allende
- Éditeur
- Random House UK Ltd
- Publié
- 2024
- Format
- rigide
- ISBN10
- 1784879703
- ISBN13
- 9781784879709
- Séries
- La Famille Del Valle
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Thème historique, Amour, Famille, Classiques, Politique, Suspense, Adapté au cinéma, Littérature espagnole, Fantômes et apparitions, Réalisme magique, Destin, Généalogie, Sagas, Sagas Familiales, Littérature hispano-américaine, Révolution, Amérique du Sud, Amérique Latine, Dictature, Prisonniers politiques, Chili, Littérature chilienne
- Première publication
- 1982
- Titre original
- La casa de los espíritus
- Évaluation
- 4,4 sur 5
- Description
- A beautiful hardback edition of a magical realist classic and South American epic. As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Set in an unnamed Latin American country over three generations, The House of the Spirits is a magnificent epic of a proud and passionate family, secret loves and violent revolution. 'A novel to be read for its brilliant craftsmanship and its narrative of inescapable power' El Pais 'Intensely moving. Both entertaining and deeply serious' Evening Standard VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful