THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
by Allende, Isabel
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553383809
- ISBN 13
- 9780553383805
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Dial , 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Allende on title page. "To Taylor, Happy Graduation". Octavo, softcover, near fine in white pictorial wraps.. A success all over the world, Translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin. Book was originally published in Spain (1982) as 'La Casa de los Espiritus'. 368 ppThe House of the Spirits is the magnificent epic of the Trueba family -- their loves, their ambitions, their spiritual quests, their relations with one another, and their participation in the history of their times, a history that becomes destiny and overtakes them all. 368 pages.
Synopsis
The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel by Isabel Allende. Initially, the novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers, but became an instant best seller when published in Barcelona in 1982. The novel was critically acclaimed around the world, and catapulted Allende to literary stardom. That same year, the novel was named Best Novel of the Year in Chile, and she received the country's Panorama Literario award.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80756
- Title
- THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
- Author
- Allende, Isabel
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553383809
- ISBN 13
- 9780553383805
- Publisher
- Dial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
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