InThe House Of The SpiritsIsabelle Allende has indeed shown us the relationships between past and present, family and nation, city and country, spiritual and political values.

A novel of force and charm.' -The Washington Post 'That rarest of successes - a book about one family and one country that is a book about the world and becomes the world in a book.' -Cosmopolitan 'Nothing short of astonishing. Sharply observant, witty and eloquent.' - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt,The New York Times 'Mesmerizing. She has done so with enormous imagination, sensitivity, and compassion.' - Jane Futcher, San Francisco Chronicle, 'Extraordinary. In The House Of The Spirits Isabelle Allende has indeed shown us the relationships between past and present, family and nation, city and country, spiritual and political values. A novel of force and charm.' - The Washington Post 'That rarest of successes - a book about one family and one country that is a book about the world and becomes the world in a book.' - Cosmopolitan 'Nothing short of astonishing.

Sharply observant, witty and eloquent.' - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times 'Mesmerizing. â Spectacularâ ¦An absorbing and distinguished workâ ¦The House of the Spirits with its all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin Americaâ (Alexander Coleman New York Times Book Review).'Extraordinary. One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate. Jacket illustration by Michel Guire Vaka. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and her books have been translated into at least ten languages. The recipient, fellow author Annie Dillard has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, 'For Annie, 'Barrabas came to us by sea, the child Clara Wrote in her delicate calligraphy' Isabel Allende.' Allende has also drawn a flower on the title page. Translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin. First edition of the author's first book.

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