Paula - Softcover

Allende, Isabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060927208 ISBN 13: 9780060927202

Publisher: Rayo, 1996

Synopsis

One of the most popular and acclaimed Latin American authors of our century presents this unforgettable memoir, an exquisitely rendered, deeply moving mother-daughter story that doubles as her autobiography.

"Paula" is a soul-baring memoir one reads without drawing a breath, like a novel of suspense. The point of departure for these moving pages is a tragic personal experience. In December 1991, Isabel Allende's daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and shortly thereafter fell into a coma. During hours in the hospital, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious daughter. In the telling, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes, and we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. Chile, Allende's native land, comes alive as well, with the turbulent history of the military coup of 1973, the following dictatorship and her family's years of exile.

As an exorcism of death, in these pages Isabel Allende explores the past and questions the gods. The result is a magical book that carries the reader from tears to laughter, from terror to sensuality and wisdom. "Paula" is a prodigious evocation and a hymn to life, written from the heart of the courageous and estimable woman who created "The House of the Spirits."

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Review:

"Hermosa y comovedora....Memoria, autobiografica, epicedium, tal vez algo de ficciin; todo esta alli y todo estamaravilloso."-- "Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Fascinante...en una impecable y rica prosa comparte con nosotros sus sentimientos ma intimos."-- "Washington Post Book World

About the Author:

Isabel Allende nació en Perú donde su padre era diplomático chileno. Vivió en Chile entre 1945 y 1975, con largas temporadas de residencia en otros lugares, en Venezuela hasta 1988 y, a partir de entonces, en California. Inició su carrera literaria en el periodismo en Chile y en Venezuela. Su primera novela, La casa de los espíritus, se convirtió en uno de los títulos míticos de la literatura latinoamericana. A ella le siguieron otros muchos, todos los cuales han sido éxitos internacionales. Su obra ha sido traducida a treinta y cinco idiomas. En 2010, fue galardonada con el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile, y en 2012, con el Premio Hans Christian Andersen de Literatura por su trilogía El Águila y el Jaguar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rayo
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060927208
• ISBN 13: 9780060927202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366