by Isabel Allende · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484503880
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«La casa de los espíritus» is the magic realism novel by Isabel Allende, published by Debolsillo in paperback (453 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows the Trueba family over several generations: Esteban, his wife Clara, gifted with clairvoyance, and their granddaughter Alba. Set in Chile, it interweaves the political and social history of the 20th century with supernatural elements, in a magic realism narrative with a critical eye.
Originally published in 1982 as Isabel Allende's first novel, this edition belongs to the Ave Fénix collection from Debolsillo.
Suitable for readers interested in magic realism and historical narrative, and common in reading clubs.
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.
