by Isabel Allende · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447306619
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«La casa de los espíritus» is Isabel Allende's first novel, published by RBA in paperback (447 pages, in Spanish).
The narrative spans several generations of the Trueba family, from the early 20th century to the present: the patriarch Esteban, his wife, his legitimate and illegitimate children, and his grandchildren. The clash of characters and destinies intertwines with the social and spiritual tensions of a turbulent era, in an atmosphere of magical realism.
Originally published in 1982, this RBA edition dates from 1994 and belongs to the Narrativa Actual collection.
For fans of Latin American narrative and family sagas with a historical backdrop.
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts, which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author." In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
