The House of the Spirits

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The House of the Spirits is a landmark magical realist novel that traces the intertwined fortunes of a Chilean family across generations against a backdrop of political upheaval.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf family saga
magical realist novel
novel
adaptedInto The House of the Spirits self-linksurface differs
surface form: The House of the Spirits (1993 film)
author Isabel Allende
countryOfOrigin Chile
criticalReception internationally acclaimed
debutWorkOf Isabel Allende
EnglishTranslator Magda Bogin
filmAdaptationDirector Bille August
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1993
firstEnglishPublicationYear 1985
follows Un manuscrito de Paula (family letters and stories)
genre historical fiction
magical realism
political fiction
hasCharacter Férula Trueba
Jaime Trueba
Nicolás Trueba
Nívea del Valle
Pedro Tercero García
Severo del Valle
inspiredBy 1973 Chilean coup d’état
Chilean political history
languageOfFirstPublication Spanish
mainCharacter Alba Trueba
Blanca Trueba
Clara del Valle
Esteban Trueba
narrativePerspective first person
third person
notableFor blend of personal and political history
depiction of Chilean oligarchy
use of magical realism
originalLanguage Spanish
originalTitle The House of the Spirits self-linksurface differs
surface form: La casa de los espíritus
publicationYear 1982
publisher Plaza & Janés
setInCountry Chile
theme class conflict
dictatorship
family saga
female empowerment
love
memory
political upheaval
revenge
timeSpanOfFiction four generations
translatedInto English

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this entity surface form: La casa de los espíritus
The House of the Spirits adaptedInto The House of the Spirits self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The House of the Spirits (1993 film)
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Bernd Eichinger notableWork The House of the Spirits
Jon Kilik notableWork The House of the Spirits
Bille August notableWork The House of the Spirits
this entity surface form: House of the Spirits
Sarita Choudhury notableWork The House of the Spirits