Cuentos de Eva Luna [Paperback]

Isabel Allende (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 1995

Eva Luna -- amante, revolucionaria, narradora -- reclinada en la cama con su amante, le cuenta una historia "que nunca ha contado antes a nadie," en veintitres vivdos y fascinantes relatos sobre guerrilleros y nigromantes, seductores y tiranos, diplomáticos y acróbatas. En esta estupenda colección de cuentos, Isabel Allende continúa la magia de su muy elogiada novela Eva Luna.

Editorial Reviews

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"Seductor, ricamente sensual,y descaradamente romantico...sazando con un lenguaje elegante y un magnetismo de cuentista nata." -- Chicago Sun TImes

Allende emplea las ténicas del realismo magico latinoamericano para crear un mundo vivaz, lleno de humor, pasión, tragedia y color. -- Library Journal

Language Notes

Text: Spanish

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Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Rayo (March 17, 1995)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0060951311
• ISBN-13: 978-0060951313
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Untranslated > Spanish
  • #12 in Books > Libros en español > Literatura y ficción > Cuentos Cortos
  • #22 in Books > Libros en español > Literatura y ficción > Literatura Mundial

More About the Author

Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of eight novels, including, most recently, Zorro, Portrait in Sepia, and Daughter of Fortune. She has also written a collection of stories; three memoirs, including My Invented Country and Paula; and a trilogy of children's novels. Her books have been translated into more than twenty-seven languages and have become bestsellers across four continents. In 2004 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Isabel Allende lives in California.

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cuentos de eva luna, June 1, 2000

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BONNY CHAVARRIA - See all my reviews

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HE LEIDO MUCHOS LIBROS EN MI VIDA PERO NINGUNO COMO ESTE EN EL QUE PUEDES ENCONTRAR Y MEZCLAR PAZ Y REVOLUCION,DICTADURIA Y ESPERANZA A UNA DEMOCRACIA,AMOR Y SUENOS,EVA LUNA NO ES SOLO UNA MUJER QUE NARRA CUENTOS ES UNA MUJER QUE VIVE Y SIENTE CADA UNA DE LAS HISTORIAS QUE SU MENTE REGALA A TODOS LOS QUE LAS QUIERAN ESCUCHAR. EN LO PERSONAL CONSIDERO AL LIBRO LLENO DE RIQUEZAS,SABIDURIA,SORPRENDENTEMENTE HUMANO SIMPLEMENTE UNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DE ISABEL ALLENDE.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She Writes With Magic Ink, May 27, 2005

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This review is from: Cuentos de Eva Luna (Paperback)

What a collection of characters! An illiterate woman who sells words. A man obsessed with a little girl. A woman whose marriage was based on letters written by the wrong man. A woman who spends her life waiting for revenge. A rich man who keeps a girl prisoner. Rascals trying to break into society. A lonely dictator. Invisible Indians. Every character is flawed in some terrible way, and yet, somehow appealing. Somehow you become attached to each of the characters and you want to hear their stories. There is something absolutely magical about these stories by Isabel Allende, stories you can't put down.

What is her secret? I don't know. I think she writes with magic ink. But, there is something else, too. Her characters never give up. No matter how bad, how flawed, how actually depraved they may be, they keep struggling toward the light. And so, each of us, with our own struggle to escape from darkness, can relate to these people and their stories.

These are some of the finest stories I have ever read. I recommend the collection most highly. Reviewed by Louis N. Gruber.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This incredible noval is full of susupense and excitement!, May 19, 1999

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The stories fo Eva Luna is an exciting short story book written by Isabel Allende. This book contains various short stories about love, adventure, and mystery. Allende has a great way with words. She makes you want to open the book and never stop reading. I definitely recommend this novel to everyone. Her captivating work becomes interesting to the reader because she writes about her deepest and darkest secrets. These stories are about peasants and particians, revolutionairies and tyrants, seductress and fortune tellers.