This treasure trove of brilliantly crafted stories is a superb example of a writer working at the height of her powers. Rendered in her sumptuously imagined, uniquely magical style, The Stories of Eva Luna is the cornerstone of Allendes work. Interweaving the real and the magical, she explores love, vengeance, compassion, and the strengths of women, creating a world that is at once poignantly familiar and intriguingly new. Lying in bed with her European lover, refugee and journalist Rolf Carl, Eva answers his request for a story you have never told anyone before with these twenty-three samples of her vibrant artistry. Book Synopsis Told in the voice of Isabel Allendes beloved character Eva Luna, a distinctive, powerful, and haunting (Los Angeles Times) collection of short fiction by one of the most iconic and acclaimed writers of our time.Eva Luna is a young woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love.

In this novel, she shares the story of her own life and introduces readers to a diverse and eccentric cast of characters including the Lebanese émigré who befriends her and takes her in her unfortunate godmother, whose brain is addled by rum and who believes in all the Catholic saints and a few of her own invention a street urchin who grows into a petty criminal and, later, a leader in the guerrilla struggle a celebrated transsexual entertainer who instructs her in the ways of the adult world and a young refugee whose flight from postwar Europe will prove crucial to Eva's fate.Īs Eva tells her story, Isabel Allende conjures up a whole complex South American nation-the rich, the poor, the simple, and the sophisticated-in a novel replete with character and incident, with drama and comedy and history, with battles and passions, rebellions and reunions, a novel that celebrates the power of imagination to create a better world.About the Book For the first time in trade paperback, this collection, narrated by one of Allendes most memorable characters, magnificently illustrates the universal themes and evocative ideas that have made the author a leading voice in contemporary fiction. Though she has no wealth, she trades her stories like currency with people who are kind to her. Eva is a naturally gifted and imaginative storyteller who meets people from all stations and walks of life.

Eva Luna is the daughter of a professor’s assistant and a snake-bitten gardener-born poor, orphaned at an early age, and working as a servant.

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