Bibliograph

Isabel Allende, a critical companion, Karen Castellucci Cox

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Isabel Allende, a critical companion, Karen Castellucci Cox

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Isabel Allende

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

57424478

Responsibility statement

Karen Castellucci Cox

Series statement

Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,, 1082-4979

Sub title

a critical companion

Summary

Isabel Allende garnered immediate attention and international acclaim with the 1982 publication of House of Spirits. Allende drew favorable comparisons to male Latin American writers who were dominating a boom movement that mixed political and magical themes. Yet her engaging epic became a bestseller based on its artistic merit, regardless of gender issues, and her ensuing output of fiction and nonfiction continued to establish her esteemed place in the literary ranks. This Critical Companion introduces readers to Allende's writings with accessible literary analysis of her six novels, featurin

Table Of Contents

The Life of Isabel Allende -- Isabel Allende's Fiction: A Study in Contrasts -- The House of the Spirits (1985) -- Of Love and Shadows (1987) -- Eva Luna (1988) -- The Infinite Plan (1993) -- Daughter of Fortune (1999) -- Portrait in Sepia (2001)

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