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The House of the Spirits (, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Buenos Aires in 1982. It became an instant best seller, was critically acclaimed, Isabel Read More..

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Description	The House of the Spirits (, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Buenos Aires in 1982. It became an instant best seller, was critically acclaimed, Isabel Allende and catapulted Allende to literary stardom. The novel was named Best Novel of the Year in Chile in 1982, and Allende received the country's Panorama Literario award. Fairfield University : Award-winning author Isabel Allende to speak at Fairfield University The House of the Spirits has been translated into over 37 languages. Isabel AllendeThe book was first conceived by Allende when she received news that her 100-year-old grandfather was dying. She began to write him a letter that ultimately became the manuscript of The House of the Spirits. Isabel AllendeThe story details the life of the Trueba family, spanning four generations, and tracing the post-colonial social and political upheavals of Chile – though the country's name, and the names of figures closely paralleling historical ones, such as "the President" or "the Poet", are never explicitly given. The story is told mainly from the perspective of two protagonists (Esteban and Alba) and incorporates elements of magical realism.
Description	The House of the Spirits (, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Buenos Aires in 1982. It became an instant best seller, was critically acclaimed, Isabel Allende and catapulted Allende to literary stardom. The novel was named Best Novel of the Year in Chile in 1982, and Allende received the country's Panorama Literario award. Fairfield University : Award-winning author Isabel Allende to speak at Fairfield University The House of the Spirits has been translated into over 37 languages. Isabel AllendeThe book was first conceived by Allende when she received news that her 100-year-old grandfather was dying. She began to write him a letter that ultimately became the manuscript of The House of the Spirits. Isabel AllendeThe story details the life of the Trueba family, spanning four generations, and tracing the post-colonial social and political upheavals of Chile – though the country's name, and the names of figures closely paralleling historical ones, such as "the President" or "the Poet", are never explicitly given. The story is told mainly from the perspective of two protagonists (Esteban and Alba) and incorporates elements of magical realism.

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Name	The House of the Spirits
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Authors	Isabel Allende
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Translator	Magda Bogin
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Genre	Autobiographical novel , Magical realism
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Language	Spanish
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Country	Chile
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Media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Oclc	25823349
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Publisher	Plaza & Janés, S.A. (Spain)Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (U.S.)Bantam (US)
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