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The house of the spirits : a novel / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Allende House
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allende, Isabel, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Casa de los espíritus. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Man-woman relationships--South America--Fiction.
- Man-woman relationships.
- South America--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.
- South America.
- Spanish literature--In translation.
- Spanish literature.
- Psychics.
- Supernatural.
- Spanish fiction--Translations into English.
- Spanish fiction.
- Genre:
- Domestic fiction.
- Epic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Epic fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 481 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Atria paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atria Paperback, 2015.
- Summary:
- "The unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted and imaginative storytellers. The House of the Spirits brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife, Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their daughter Blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future. One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Spain as La casa de los Espíritus by Plaza y Janés, Barcelona, 1982"--Title page verso
- "English translation copyright 1985 by Isabel Allende"--Title page verso
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Allende, Isabel. House of the spirits.
- ISBN:
- 9781501117015
- 1501117017
- OCLC:
- 927141397
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