SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Isabell Allende

»Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende]; born 2 August 1942) 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 (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author."« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

La casa de los espíritus

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»The House of the Spirits (Spanish: La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Barcelona in 1982. It became an instant best-seller, was critically acclaimed, 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. The House of the Spirits has been translated into over 20 languages. (...)
The 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 Candidate/President" (Salvador Allende) or "the Poet" (Pablo Neruda), are never explicitly given. The story is told mainly from the perspective of two protagonists (Esteban and Alba) and incorporates elements of magical realism.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: Chilean History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Storey, Helen C. Gris-gris: a novel and, Contextualising research. Crafting the rape scene: An exploration of how Toni Morrison and Isabel Allende write rape scenes in The Bluest Eye and The House of the Spirits and how their approaches influence the crafting of those in Gris-Gris. Ph.D. Thesis, Bath Spa University, 2015.

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Cuentos de Eva Luna

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Stories of Eva Luna (Spanish: Cuentos de Eva Luna) is a collection of Spanish-language short stories by the Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende. It consists of stories told by the title character of Allende's earlier novel Eva Luna.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: Chilean History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Brigley Thompson, Zoë, et al. »Breaking the Bonds of Domination: Embodied Heroines, Rape Culture, and Possibilities of Resistance in Short Stories by Isabel Allende and Rosario Castellanos.« Contemporary Women's Writing 7 (2013): 272-290.

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Más allá del invierno

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»In the Midst of Winter (Spanish: Más allá del invierno) is a 2017 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende. It is the twenty-third book by Allende, who has made a name for herself as one of the eminent writers of magical realism. She is widely considered a preeminent Latin-American female author and her books, advocating feminist rights and the end of patriarchy in Latin America show her own struggles. In the Midst of Winter, follows the same pattern as her previous books, based on political injustice, the art of survival and most of all the need for love. The story is set in Brooklyn, New York City during a snowstorm, where a lonely university professor hits the car of an undocumented young Guatemalan. At first only an accident, things spiral out of control when the woman shows up at the professor's home to seek help. The professor, takes the help of his tenant, a fellow academic from Chile, as the unlikely trio embark on a journey of uncovering truth and discovering love.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: Guatemalan History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Abdalhfed, Salah F., et al. »Exploring the Body and Memory in Exile: Somatic Trauma in Isabel Allende’s in the Midst of Winter.« مجلة صدى الجامعة للعلوم الإنسانية 3 (2025): 124-139.

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