Book Description
Isabel Allende's writing career began when a letter to her dying grandfather grew into the 500page novel The House of the Spirits. Her magical realism and ability to create personable yet extravagant characters make her novels inviting to all audiences. This text offers critical analysis of her work from respected authorities on the subject. This title, Isabelle Allende, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Isabelle Allende through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Isabelle Allende, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.