I truly believe that anyone not familiar with the above mentioned, would likely be a bit thrown, even put off by these influences. Still, this is a brilliantly written story, epic in its truest sense. Covering four generations of women (with a man as the common thread between them), it races through the simplicity of the old world into the complexity of an increasingly global existance and the insistance that this country enter into the morphing global economy and political stage.

There is an array of powerful characters, multiple plots and stories, a mix of tragedy, love, conflict, and survival that grabs at the readers heart and is written by a superb author making this a true 20th Century classic for me. a b "The House of the Spirits (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021 . Retrieved 10 March 2021.La Casa de Los Espiritus is a sweeping epic that spans three generations of Chilean women- Clara, Blanca, and Alba Del Valle Trueba- from post World War I up until the Pinochet coup which overthrew the Allende government (Isabel's uncle) in 1973. The opus detailed their family saga in both good times and bad, reflecting on how the same mistakes repeated themselves through the generations. This is most evident as Allende uses the same name over again for all four women in the family: Nivea, Clara, Blanca, Alba. Each woman attempted to be as independent as her era allowed, yet falling for the society mores expected of an upper crust Chilean family. As the years pass, however, adhering to the higher class norms becomes harder as both family and society crumble around the Del Valle/Trueba clan. South American literature is different from the rest - no, seriously, it is, I know that's a huge generalization and some South American books are just like other books, but when you read the big towering classics from South America they feel different, and the difference is magic. (Also violence, but that's a trait all colonized literature shares.) A conspiracy between Conservative Party members and the military leads to a coup d'état, 11 de Septiembre, and the military seizes control of the country. Under military control, people associated with the People's Party are captured and even killed. The police come and arrest Blanca for her association with Pedro Tercero. Before Blanca is taken away, she tells Esteban that Pedro is the love of her life, just as Clara was his. She appeals to Esteban to use his political influence to help find asylum for Pedro outside Chile so the three of them can be a family. In the coming days, Blanca is tortured and sexually abused by her half-brother, Esteban García, who had joined the military with his father's help. Soon, the hopeful paramour finds the path to love is hard-won, and when heaven proves to be too far away, Trueba turns his eye toward more-earthly acquisitions.

For 75 years, and three families Allende have taken us to run behind the mirage and fall under the disappointments of an old house.that opened for her the door of literature kingdom Neviea. .Clara..Blanca . .alba .. From the grandmother to the late granddaughter they all shared a name meaning: whiteness and disclosure .. Depart / political like Nivea and AlbaBut I pushed it away and walked out with great furious strides, cursing, among the lines of tombs and cypresses. Hay muchos personajes en esta obra pero los que destacan mucho son el mismísimo trueba, Pedro Tercero, Miguel, y mis favoritas, el trío que representan Clara, Blanca y Alba, abuela, madre e hija. Quizás Clara ha sido mi favorita porque me ha parecido que dentro de su pacífica actitud, era la más justa con los demás y tanjante ante las acciones de Esteban, su marido. Alba también me ha gustado mucho, sobre todo en los últimos capítulos, que son una pasada. Un personaje maravilloso, que se ha quedado muy desaprovechado es Tránsito Soto, necesitamos una novela sobre ella.

The house of Spirits by Isabel Allende, is a sweeping and epic story which chronicles the lives, fortunes, torment and rise and fall of three generations of the Trueba-del Valle family, in Latin America. Blanca continues to meet Pedro in secret. Jean de Satigny, a French nobleman who aspires to go into business with Esteban, sees Blanca and Pedro in a tryst at the river and rats her out to her father. Esteban punishes Blanca by whipping her and vows to go after Pedro. He strikes Clara when she points out his hypocrisy—having himself slept with women not of his own class—after which Clara vows never to speak to him again. She leaves Tres Marías with Blanca to live in Santiago. Beard, Alison. "Creativity: Life’s Work: An Interview with Isabel Allende," Harvard Business Review (May 2016).

Following in the giant footsteps of Gabriel García Márquez, Allende lets rip with her own brand of el realismo mágico.

Andreeva, Nellie (May 23, 2018). " 'The House Of The Spirits' TV Series Based On Isabel Allende Novel In Works At Hulu From FilmNation Entertainment". Deadline . Retrieved May 23, 2018.The music for the film was composed by award winner Hans Zimmer. Additionally, two songs appear in the film: " La Paloma", a Spanish–Cuban–Mexican tune sung by popular Chilean singer Rosita Serrano; and " La Cumparsita", a classic Uruguayan tango tune performed by German bandleader Adalbert Lutter and his orchestra. But Clara had adopted him. “He’s mine, Papa. If you take him away, I’ll stop breathing and I promise you I’ll die.” Meanwhile, Blanca befriends one of the peasant children, Pedro Tercero, the young son of Esteban's foreman Segundo. Esteban disapproves of his daughter playing with a peasant boy and sends her to a boarding school.