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Book

The stories of Eva Luna

Call Number

  • FICTION ALLE (CEN)

Edition

First Atria paperback edition.

Publication Information

New York : Atria Paperback, 2016.

Physical Description

270 pages ; 21 cm

Summary

"An intoxicating collection of short fiction by one of the most beloved writers of our time. Eva Luna is a young woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love. Lying in bed with her European lover, refugee and journalist Rolf Carle;, Eva answers his request for a story "you have never told anyone before" with these twenty-three samples of her vibrant artistry. Interweaving the real and the magical, she explores love, vengeance, compassion, and the strengths of women, creating a world that is at once poignantly familiar and intriguingly new. Rendered in her sumptuously imagined, uniquely magical style, The Stories of Eva Luna is the cornerstone of Allende's work. This treasure trove of brilliantly crafted stories is a superb example of a writer working at the height of her powers"--

Contents

  • Two words
  • Wicked girl
  • Clarisa
  • Toad's mouth
  • The gold of Tomâas Vargas
  • If you touched my heart
  • Gift for a sweetheart
  • Tosca
  • Walimai
  • Ester Lucero
  • Simple Marâia
  • Our secret
  • The little Heidelberg
  • The judge's wife
  • The road north
  • The schoolteacher's guest
  • The proper respect
  • Interminable life
  • A discreet miracle
  • Revenge
  • Letters of betrayed love
  • Phantom palace
  • And of clay are we created.

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