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Es una memoria encarnada que atrapa al lector como una novela de suspenso. Cuando la hija de Isabel Allend, Paula, cayó en coma gravemente enferma, la autora comenzó a escribir la historia de su familia para su hija inconsciente. En el desarrollo de la historia aparecen ante nostros ancestros extraordinarios, oímos recuerdos maravillosos y amargos de la infancia, anécdotas increibles de los años jóvenes, los secretos más íntimos se oyen en murmullos. En Paula, Allende escribe una poderosa autobiografía cuya aceptacíon de los mundos mágico y espiritual recuerdan al lector su primer libro La casa de los espíritus.

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Es una memoria encarnada que atrapa al lector como una novela de suspenso. Cuando la hija de Isabel Allend, Paula, cayand#243; en coma gravemente enferma, la autora comenzand#243; a escribir la historia de su familia para su hija inconsciente. En el desarrollo de la historia aparecen ante nostros ancestros extraordinarios, oand#237;mos recuerdos maravillosos y amargos de la infancia, anand#233;cdotas increibles de los aand#241;os jand#243;venes, los secretos mand#225;s and#237;ntimos se oyen en murmullos. En Paula,Allende escribe una poderosa autobiografand#237;a cuya aceptacand#237;on de los mundos mand#225;gico y espiritual recuerdan al lector su primer libro La casa de los espand#237;ritus. LANGUAGE: spa

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One of the most popular and acclaimed of Latin American authors presents an unforgettable memoir. An exquisitely rendered, deeply moving mother-daughter story that doubles as Allende's autobiography, "Paula" is a prodigious evocation and a hymn to life, written from the heart.

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About the Author

Nacida en Per?, Isabel Allende se cri? en Chile. Algunos de sus libros, La casa de los esp?ritus, De amor y sombra, Eva Luna, Cuentos de Eva Luna, El plan infinito, y m?s recientemente, Paula, raducidos a m?s de 25 lenguas, encabezan la lista de bestsellers en varios paises de America y Europa. Isabel Allende reside actualmente en California.

Born in Peru, Isabel Allende was raised in Chile. She is the author of the novels Portrait in Sepia, Daughter of Fortune, The Infinite Plan, Eva Luna, Of Love and Shadows, and The House of the Spirits, the short story collection The Stories of Eva Luna, the memoir Paula, and Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses. City of the Beast is her first novel for young readers. She lives in California.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060927202
Author:
Allende, Isabel
Publisher:
Rayo
Author:
Allende, Isabelle
Author:
by Isabel Allende
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Family Relationships
Subject:
Children with Special Needs
Subject:
Medical
Subject:
Allende, isabel, 1942-
Subject:
Terminally ill children
Subject:
Authors, Chilean
Subject:
Authors, Chilean -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
Subject:
Medical - General
Subject:
General Biography
Subject:
Family
Subject:
Allende, Isabel - Family
Subject:
Allende family
Copyright:
1996
Edition Number:
1. ed. en râustica.
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series Volume:
613
Publication Date:
19960331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
Spanish
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
8.06x5.39x.89 in. .65 lbs.
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Product details 368 pages Rayo - Spanish Literature 9780060927202 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Es una memoria encarnada que atrapa al lector como una novela de suspenso. Cuando la hija de Isabel Allend, Paula, cayand#243; en coma gravemente enferma, la autora comenzand#243; a escribir la historia de su familia para su hija inconsciente. En el desarrollo de la historia aparecen ante nostros ancestros extraordinarios, oand#237;mos recuerdos maravillosos y amargos de la infancia, anand#233;cdotas increibles de los aand#241;os jand#243;venes, los secretos mand#225;s and#237;ntimos se oyen en murmullos. En Paula,Allende escribe una poderosa autobiografand#237;a cuya aceptacand#237;on de los mundos mand#225;gico y espiritual recuerdan al lector su primer libro La casa de los espand#237;ritus. LANGUAGE: spa
"Synopsis" by , One of the most popular and acclaimed of Latin American authors presents an unforgettable memoir. An exquisitely rendered, deeply moving mother-daughter story that doubles as Allende's autobiography, "Paula" is a prodigious evocation and a hymn to life, written from the heart.

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