Isabel Allende : Life and Spirits,9781558853638

Isabel Allende : Life and Spirits

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ISBN13: 9781558853638
ISBN10: 1558853634
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher(s): Arte Publico Pr
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Summary

The biography sketches Isabel Allende from her childhood discovery of stories and characters that are later reflected in her writing. It also offers an analysis of Allende's literary works, her ideas on literature, on literary success, and the tragic death of her daughter Paula.

Author Biography

Celia Correas Zapata is Professor of Latin American literature at San Jose State University.

Table of Contents

Prologue: A Few Words by Way of Explanationp. ix
Introductionp. xvii
The Beginningsp. 1
Once Upon a Timep. 15
Good and Bad Fortunep. 21
Travelsp. 25
Humorp. 31
Rebellions and Challengesp. 35
The House of the Spiritsp. 41
A Chosen Destinyp. 51
Of Love and Shadowsp. 57
Eva Lunap. 63
The Stories of Eva Lunap. 71
The Infinite Planp. 79
Paulap. 87
Of Children and Booksp. 99
Aphroditep. 107
For Lovep. 113
Muses, Angels, and Demonsp. 127
Writing for the Worldp. 135
Successp. 139
Todayp. 149
Writingp. 155
Daughter of Fortunep. 169
Portrait in Sepiap. 179
Chronologyp. 197
Notesp. 201
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