Isabel Allende, nasledovníčka tradície „magického realizmu“, je považovaná za jednu z prvých úspešných latinskoamerických spisovateliek. Jej diela, často inšpirované osobnými skúsenosťami a zamerané na ženské osudy, majstrovsky pretkávajú mýtus a realitu. Allende, ktorá sa hlási k čilsko-americkému pôvodu, si vybudovala jedinečný štýl, ktorý uchvacuje čitateľov po celom svete.
Dom duchov je rozvetvená sága latinsko-americkej rodiny prežívajúcej svoje víťazstvá a pády na pozadí spoločenských udalostí, v imaginatívnej krajine plnej vulkánov a častých hurikánov, prírodných katastrof a ľudských nešťastí. Samotné autorkine priezvisko naznačuje o akú krajinu ide...
Románom Paula si Isabel Allendová vo svete opäť získala srdcia svojich čitateľov i odbornej kritiky. Hlboko dojímavý príbeh románu tematicky vychádza z tragickej osobnej skúsenosti autorky - zo smrti jej 28-ročnej dcéry. Začína sa ako list, ktorý píše matka svojej dcére, no postupne sa z neho stáva meditácia o matkinom živote a dcérinej smrti, popretkávaná spomienkami, bizarnými postavami a vlastnými zážitkami.
Autorka dej románu situovala do Venezuely, kde zobrazila dva súbežné príbehy, príbeh muža a ženy, ktorí sa po mnohých životných peripetiách stretnú a nájdu spoločný zmysel života. Eva, dcéra Indiána a nálezenky, odchovanej misionármi v pralesnej oblasti Venezuely, rozpráva svoj príbeh, v ktorom sa ako hrdinovia v pikaresknom románe pretľka životom vo venezuelskej metropole i na vidieku, ocitá sa v nezvyčajných situáciach, poznáva dobro i zlo, zoznamuje sa so svojráznymi typmi rozličných profesií a viacerých spoločenských vrstiev.
Významná a obľúbená čilská spisovateľka Isabel Allende prichádza v románe Japonský milenec opäť s farbisto podanou rodinnou ságou, ktorá sa tentoraz odohráva v scenérii kalifornského San Francisca. Majstrovské a čitateľsky príťažlivé rozprávanie autorky svetoznámeho Domu duchov rozvíja príbeh ženy na prahu staroby, ktorá sa v spomienkach na svoju životnú púť dotýka mnohých známych i menej známych historických udalostí 20. storočia. Príbeh lásky medzi svojráznou Almou Belascovou a citlivým japonským záhradníkom Ičimeim vedie čitateľa rôznymi cestami, ktorými sa uberali dejiny od 2. svetovej vojny až podnes.
Príbeh Elizy Sommersovej, hlavnej postavy románu Dcéra šťasteny, pokračuje v románe Sépiový portrét rozprávaním Elizinej vnučky Aurory del Valle, ktorá ako dieťa utrpí šok, v dôsledku čoho sa jej vymaže z pamäti prvých päť rokov života. V okamihu, keď sa musí vysporiadať so zradou muža, ktorého miluje, a vzoprieť sa hroziacej samote, rozhodne sa rozlúštiť záhadu svojej minulosti. Dej situovaný do konca 19. storočia sa odohráva na pozadí vzrušujúcich udalostí čílskych dejín a spája osudy hrdinov z knihy Dcéra šťasteny s protagonistami Allendeovej slávneho románu Dom duchov.
Hlavnou hrdinkou románu Dcéra šťasteny je Eliza Sommersová. Slušné a krehké dievča, prichádzajúce do Kalifornie v časoch vrcholiacej zlatej horúčky. Krutosť, ktorá v týchto časoch a v tomto prostredí vládla, ju prinúti zmeniť svoje správanie a rozmýšľať nad životnými hodnotami. Verný obraz amerického juhu, precízne vykreslené postavy a postavičky, dômyselná kompozícia a predstavivosť Allendeovej predurčujú tento román, aby sa zaradil medzi obľúbené diela slovenských čitateľov. Knihu preložila Eva Palkovičová
Koncom 30. rokov 20. storočia vypukne v Španielsku občianska vojna. Generál Franco a jeho prívrženci zvrhnú vládu a tisíce ľudí utečú cez hory k francúzskym hraniciam. Jednou z nich je aj Roser, tehotná mladá vdova, ktorej osud sa prepletie s osudom Victora Dalmaua, vojenského lekára a brata jej mŕtveho manžela. Aby obaja prežili, musia urobiť to, po čom ani jeden z nich netúži - uzavrieť manželstvo. Spolu s ďalšími utečencami sa nalodia na loď do Čile, aby tam začali nový život. Osud im však kladie do cesty jednu prekážku za druhou a obaja postupne zisťujú, že ozajstný domov bol celý čas takmer na dosah ruky.Publikáciu z verejných zdrojov podporil Fond na podporu umenia.
Na pozadí príbehu veľkej lásky zobrazuje život v Chile po vojenskom prevrate. Román je dielom o večne živej láske, ktorá je schopná najťažších skúšok, plným lyrizmu, ale zároveň je obrazom hrôzy vyjadreným sugestívnym jazykom.
An epic tale of love and conquest, lyrically written and enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers. A real historical figure, Ines Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540, helping to claim the territory for Spain and to found the first Spanish settlement in Santiago. In this remarkable novel, Isabel Allende -- one of the world's most spellbinding storytellers -- re-imagines Ines's life and that of the two men who become her lover and husband respectively. 'Ines of My Soul' evokes the conflict and drama of the Conquistadors' arrival in Chile, as well as helping restore the reputation of Ines, a powerful woman long neglected by history and a patriarchal society. It also finds Allende returning to territory beloved of her and her readers -- imaginative historical fiction, evocatively told -- and to the familiar landscape of her native country. The novel gives Ines the recognition and glory that are rightfully hers; but more than that it is an epic tale of love and conquest, lyrically written and enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers.
Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his grandmother, a writer for a geography magazine, to the remote Forbidden Kingdom in the Himalayas to help locate a sacred statue of a golden dragon before it is stolen by a greedy outsider.
In her first novel in a thrilling adventure trilogy, the internationally acclaimed author brings her unique style of magical realism to a tale of adventure and peril set in the depths of the Amazon jungle.
Bestselling author Isabel Allende's first adult novel since Portrait in Sepia' - beautiful, disturbing and atmospheric.
From one of the world's best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax. Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When National Geographic commissions her to write an article about the first elephant-led safaris in Africa, they head - with Nadia Santos and the magazine's photography crew - to the blazing, red plains of Kenya. Days into the tour, a Catholic missionary approaches the camp in search of his companions who have mysteriously disappeared. Kate, Alexander, Nadia, and their team, agreeing to aid the rescue, enlists the help of a local pilot to lead them to the swampy forests of Ngoube. There they discover a clan of Pygmies who unveil a harsh and surprising world of corruption, slavery, and poaching. Alexander and Nadia, entrusting the magical strengths of Jaguar and Eagle, their totemic animal spirits, launch a spectacular and precarious struggle to restore freedom and return leadership to its rightful hands. The final instalment of Isabel Allende's celebrated trilogy soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings - and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship.
Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in Aphrodite to evoke the delights of food and sex. After considerable research and study, she has become an authority on aphrodisiacs, which include everything from food and drink to stories and, of course, love. Readers will find here recipes from Allende's mother, poems, stories from ancient and foreign literatures, paintings, personal anecdotes, fascinating tidbits on the sensual art of foodand its effects on amorous performance, tips on how to attract your mate and revive flagging virility, passages on the effect of smell on libido, a history of alcoholic beverages, and much more. An ode to sensuality that is an irresistible blend of memory, imagination and the senses, Aphrodite is familiar territory for readers who know her fiction.
Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarité -- known as Tété -- is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. Though her childhood is one of brutality and fear, Tété finds solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and in the voodoo loas she discovers through her fellow slaves. When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, it’s with powdered wigs in his baggage and dreams of financial success in his mind. But running his father’s plantation, Saint-Lazare, is neither glamorous nor easy. It will be eight years before he brings home a bride -- but marriage, too, proves more difficult than he imagined. And Valmorain remains dependent on the services of his teenaged slave. Spanning four decades, Island Beneath the Sea is the moving story of the intertwined lives of Tété and Valmorain, and of one woman’s determination to find love amid loss, to offer humanity though her own has been battered, and to forge her own identity in the cruellest of circumstances. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.
On a rainy December day in 1992, Isabel Allende and her family went to the forest near their home in northern California to scatter her daughter Paula's ashes to the wind. This text recounts the intimate and heartfelt story of what happened to them in the years that followed Paula's death.
The author describes her lifelong commitment to feminism in a meditation on what it means to be a woman, discussing progress within the movement in her lifetime, what remains to be done, and how to move forward in the future
THE POWERFUL AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE 'A testament to love, survival and sacrifice' HARPER'S BAZAAR No, we're not lost. The wind knows my name. And yours too. Vienna, 1938. Five-year-old Samuel Adler boards the last Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria, escaping to England with just a change of clothes and his beloved violin. Eight decades later, Anita Diaz and her mother flee El Salvador for refuge in the United States, where the new family separation policy lands seven-year-old Anita alone at a camp in Nogales. Intertwining past and present, this is an unforgettable story of the search for family and home, the extraordinary sacrifices made by parents, and the courage of children to never stop dreaming. 'Allende blends fact and fiction, love and war . . . As you read her escapist tale you develop a richer understanding of the world you inhabit' BRITISH VOGUE PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR 'A grand storyteller' KHALED HOSSEINI 'A new novel by Isabel Allende is always a treat' DAILY MAIL 'What a joy it must be to come upon Allende for the first time' COLUM MCCANN 'A global literary great' i
Beautiful and headstrong, Irene Beltran works as a magazine journalist--a profession that belies her privileged upbringing and her engagement to an army captain. Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal, the son of impoverished Spanish Marxist emigres. Together, they form an unlikely but inseparable team--and Francisco quickly falls in love with the fierce and loyal Irene. When an assignment leads them to a young girl whom locals believe to possess miraculous powers, they uncover an unspeakable crime perpetrated by an oppressive regime. Determined to reveal the truth in a nation overrun by terror and violence, each will risk everything to find justice--and, ultimately, to embrace the passion and fervor that binds them. Profoundly moving and ultimately uplifting, "Of Love and Shadows" is a tale of romance, bravery, and tragedy, set against the indelible backdrop of a country ruled with an iron fist--and peopled with those who dare to challenge it.
_______________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE_______________'Epic, beautifully crafted . . . Gripping from start to finish' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A moving exploration of both the pain and the freedom of being an outsider' NEW STATESMAN'A new novel by Isabel Allende is always a treat' DAILY MAIL_______________One extraordinary woman.One hundred years of history.One unforgettable story.Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events. The ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth. Told in the form of a letter to someone Violeta loves above all others, this is the story of a hundred-year life - of devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Bearing witness to a century of history, it is a life shaped by the fight for women's rights, the rise and fall of tyrants and, ultimately, not one but two pandemics. Through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion, determination and sense of humour will carry her through a lifetime of upheaval, Isabel Allende once more brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional._______________
Isabel Allende evokes the magnificent landscapes of her country; a charming, idiosyncratic Chilean people with a violent history and an indomitable spirit, and the politics, religion, myth, and magic of her homeland that she carries with her even today. The book circles around two life-changing moments. The assassination of her uncle Salvador Allende Gossens on September 11, 1973, sent her into exile and transformed her into a literary writer. And the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on her adopted homeland, the United States, brought forth an overdue acknowledgment that Allende had indeed left home. My Invented Country, mimicking the workings of memory itself, ranges back and forth across that distance between past and present lives. It speaks compellingly to immigrants and to all of us who try to retain a coherent inner life in a world full of contradictions.
An epic wartime romance which sees a headstrong young woman face hardship, danger and dilemmas as the forces of history sweep her across continents, while two men compete to claim her heart.
Originally published in Spain in 2017 as "Más allá del invierno," this book explores themes of resilience and human connection against a backdrop of winter's challenges. It invites readers to reflect on the complexities of life and relationships.
Een alternatief therapeute en haar dochter krijgen te maken met enkele samenhangende moorden in San Francisco.
English translation - 2ª edição com prefácio de Isabel Allende
1930'ların sonlarında, İspanya'da iç savaş patlak verir. General Franco ve faşistleri hükümeti devirdiğinde, yüz binlerce insan, Fransız sınırına giden tehlikeli bir yolculuğa çıkmak zorunda kalır. Aralarında, hamile genç bir dul olan Roser de vardır; hayatı, ölen aşkının kardeşi olan ordu doktoru Victor Dalmau ile kaçınılmaz bir şekilde iç içe geçer. Hayatta kalmak için, ikisi de istemediği bir evlilikte birleşmek zorundadır ve birlikte, şair Pablo Neruda tarafından desteklenerek, yeni bir yaşam arayışında 2,200 diğer mülteciyle birlikte SS Winnipeg gemisine binerler. Beklenmedik ortaklar olarak, sürgün hayatını benimserler ve Avrupa'nın İkinci Dünya Savaşı'na sürüklendiği sırada Şili'ye göç ederler. Yeni bir kıtada yeniden başlarken, zorlukları henüz yeni başlamaktadır. Hayatları boyunca, birçok sınavla karşılaşacaklardır. Ancak, sürgün hayatının sona ereceği günü sabırla beklerken, en beklenmedik yerlerde dostlar da bulacaklardır. Tüm bunlar boyunca, evlerine yeniden kavuşma umudu onları ayakta tutar. Ve sonunda, evin her zaman düşündüklerinden daha yakın olabileceğini keşfedeceklerdir.
Eine inspirierende Geschichte über den kleinen Hund Perla, der mit ihrem großen Herzen und zwei Superkräften, die Liebe zu gewinnen und wie ein Löwe zu brüllen, ihrem Freund Nico hilft, sein Selbstvertrauen zurückzugewinnen. Charmant und farbenfroh illustriert von Sandy Rodriguez.
Alex ha quindici anni ed è un ragazzo come tanti, va a scuola, suona il flauto e ama scalare le montagne. Quando però sua madre si ammala gravemente, viene affidato alla nonna Kate, famosa giornalista sempre in giro per il mondo, che lo porta con sé in una pericolosa missione nella foresta amazzonica. Qui, sulle tracce di una leggendaria creatura dalle dimensioni mostruose, il ragazzo incontra Nadia, figlia della guida brasiliana che accompagna la spedizione. Insieme i due ragazzi dovranno affrontare la Bestia, svelare il mistero dell’acqua della vita e delle uova di cristallo, scoprire dove vive il Popolo della Nebbia e salvare gli indios dallo sterminio, oltre che la propria pelle. Usciranno da questa avventura trasformati: d’ora in poi si chiameranno Aquila e Giaguaro. L’intrepida nonna Kate presto coinvolge i due ragazzi, ormai inseparabili, in altri viaggi: nel Regno Proibito, tra le montagne dell’Himalaya, dove conosceranno la medicina orientale, le arti marziali, il buddismo e vedranno messa a repentaglio l’armonia di una cultura millenaria, e poi in un safari a dorso d’elefante nel cuore dell’Africa, tra coccodrilli, re, generali, stregoni voodoo e missionari, dove l’antico popolo dei pigmei è tenuto in schiavitù da tre avidissimi potenti.
1770, Santo Domingo, ora Haiti. Tété ha nove anni quando il giovane francese Toulouse Valmorain la compra perché si occupi delle faccende di casa. Intorno, i campi di canna da zucchero, la calura sfibrante dell'isola, il lavoro degli schiavi. Tété impara presto com'è fatto quel mondo: la violenza dei padroni, l'ansia di libertà, i vincoli preziosi della solidarietà. Quando Valmorain si sposta nelle piantagioni della Louisiana, anche Tété deve seguirlo, ma ormai è cominciata la battaglia per la dignità, per il futuro, per l'affrancamento degli schiavi. È una battaglia lenta che si mescola al destarsi di amori e passioni, all'annodarsi di relazioni e alleanze, al muoversi febbrile dei personaggi più diversi – soldati e schiavi guerrieri, sacerdoti vudù e frati cattolici, matrone e cocottes, pirati e nobili decaduti, medici e oziosi bellimbusti. Contro il fondale animatissimo della Storia, Zarité Sedella, soprannominata Tété, spicca bella e coraggiosa, battagliera e consapevole, un'eroina modernissima che arriva da lontano a rammentarci la fede nella libertà e la dignità delle passioni.
Warum erwarb sich Dulce Rosa den unverdienten Ruhm der Schönheit? Die Titelerzählung »Eine Rache« berichtet von dieser Frau, die als junges Mädchen die Ermordung ihres Vaters und die eigene Vergewaltigung erleben mußte. Dulce Rosa ist gezeichnet – sie weist alle Bewerber ab, »denn ihre Aufgabe in dieser Welt war die Rache«. Als der Augenblick da ist, der Täter und Opfer zusammenbringt, drehen sich Pläne, Leidenschaft und Erinnerung wie in einem Wirbel zu einem unentrinnbaren Sog.Fünf Erzählungen wurden aus der Sammlung »Geschichten der Eva Luna« ausgewä »Ein diskretes Wunder«, »Verdorbenes Kind«, »Der verschwundene Palast«, »Walimai« und »Eine Rache«. Sie sind in Atmosphäre, Szenerie und Thematik so unterschiedlich wie das erzählerische Temperament ihrer Erzählerin. Doch fast immer gehen sie aus von einem schicksalhaften Augenblick, der das Leben eines Menschen von Grund auf ändert. Dieser Augenblick ist so bestimmend, daß es kein Entrinnen gibt, auch wenn Jahre oder gar Jahrzehnte vergangen sind.
Esta recopilación de escenas de amor, seleccionadas de entre sus libros, son una invitación a sumergirse en la lectura, soñar y sonreír. La narradora chilena escribe abiertamente, haciendo un guiño a sus lectores, sobre sus experiencias en el sexo y el amor.
Twintig kleurrijke verhalen van het Latijnsamerikaanse continent.
Eva Luna, héroïne du précédent roman d'Isabel Allende, n'avait pas son pareil pour conter des histoires aussi extraordinaires que véridiques, tirées de la chronique locale de son village, Agua Santa.On trouvera ici un nouvel échantillon du talent de la Schéhérazade latino-américaine. Vingt-trois récits burlesques ou sombres, de nostalgie ou de colère, d'ironie ou de révolte. Vingt-trois contes d'une prodigieuse diversité de situations, où la romancière de La Maison aux esprits révèle les mille et une facettes de son inspiration.
Erzählungen | Von der Autorin des Weltbestsellers »Das Geisterhaus«
Es ist Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Im strengbewachten Guggenheimmuseum in Bilbao feiern Elena und Pedro eines Nachts ein orgiastisches Fest. Aber wie sind sie hineingekommen? Ein Wunder? Magie? Sinnliche, unerhörte Geschichten erzählt hier Isabel Allende, Geschichten voller Liebe und Erotik, Leidenschaft und übermütigem Humor, Geschichten von starken und eigenwilligen Frauen - und von liebestrunkenen Männern, die nicht immer wissen, wie das Herz einer Frau zu gewinnen ist.
Die schönsten Erzählungen der Erfolgsautorin Isabel Allende zum Welttag des Buches 2002 in einer gebundenen schönen Taschenbuchausgabe zu einem einmaligen Sonderpreis: Starke und eigenwillige Frauen, Liebe und Erotik, Leidenschaft und Gewalt, übermütiger Humor und das vitale Nebeneinander von Lebenslust und Schicksal prägen diese ausgewählten Geschichten, die in einem Südamerika spielen, das von den kalten Südzonen bis zum hitzigen Dschungel und den ölschwitzenden Küstenstädten der Karibik reicht. In diesen Erzählungen aus dem Band »Geschichten der Eva Luna« zeigt sich auf wunderbare Weise ein charakteristischer Wesenszug der Autorin: die Begeisterung für das Leben.
Een vrouw op zoek naar waarheid, liefde en haar wortels. In 1866 wordt Emilia del Valle geboren in San Francisco als dochter van een Ierse non en een Chileense aristocraat. Ze groeit op bij haar liefdevolle stiefvader in een arm deel van Noord-Mexico. Van jongs af aan is ze eigenzinnig en laat ze zich weinig aanpraten door wat anderen als juist beschouwen; haar grote passie is schrijven. Op zeventienjarige leeftijd publiceert ze onder een mannelijk pseudoniem succesvol goedkope romans, maar het echte leven lijkt haar avontuurlijker en ze wordt verslaggever bij een krant. Samen met haar collega Eric, een jonge man met een sterke uitstraling, reist ze naar Chili om te berichten over de opkomende burgeroorlog en de geschiedenis van haar voorouders. Terwijl Emilia dieper in het verhaal van haar vader duikt, komt ze tussen de fronten terecht en moet ze zich niet alleen met gevaar, maar ook met de dringende vragen over haar eigen afkomst bezighouden. Dit is het verhaal van een vrouw die haar eigen weg probeert te vinden, een meeslepende historische roman over pijnlijke liefde en onverzettelijke moed.
Nacido en California a finales del siglo XVIII, Diego de la Vega es un niño de dos mundos: hijo de un noble español y de una guerrera indígena. Su padre, dueño de una gran hacienda, le enseña desde joven a esgrimir y espera verlo como su heredero, mientras que su madre le transmite las tradiciones de su pueblo y el anhelo de libertad. Orgulloso y audaz, Diego se indigna pronto por las atrocidades de los colonizadores españoles contra los indígenas y siente el conflicto interno de su ascendencia. A los dieciséis años, Diego deja su hogar para recibir un "pulido europeo" en Barcelona. España se encuentra bajo el dominio de Napoleón, y pronto Diego se une como "Zorro" a una sociedad secreta que se ha conspirado para buscar justicia. Sin embargo, no es solo la justicia lo que impulsa a Diego a realizar actos temerarios, sino también su incontrolable amor por Juliana. Pero pronto se ve obligado a huir de la persecución política y de intrigas mortales. A pie, atraviesa España junto a Juliana, su hermana y su gobernanta. Cada vez más, Diego asume el papel de "Zorro". Y como tal, regresa a California para reclamar justicia con su espada por todos aquellos cuyo espíritu de lucha parece ya quebrantado. Un gran héroe ha nacido, la leyenda comienza.
Nel 1992 Isabel Allende subì la perdita della figlia Paula, morta dopo un lungo periodo di coma nel quale era caduta in seguito ad un attacco acuto di porfiria. In seguito a tale evento, la scrittrice pubblicò "Paula", lungo racconto epistolare in cui ripercorreva le tappe della vita della figlia. "Paula" ottenne un grande successo e Isabel Allende ricevette una grande quantità di lettere dai suoi lettori, lettere di sostegno, di condivisione di esperienze. Alcune fra le più belle lettere ricevute, la scrittrice le ha raccolte in questo volume.
Un delizioso racconto infantile in cui, infatti, lei è grassa e di porcellana, un racconto pieno di umorismo e immaginazione, che risponde a questa domanda: Cosa può succedere a un uomo grigio che porta a casa una signora di porcellana?
"In twenty-nine years, Rose Darlen has never spent a moment apart from her twin sister Ruby. She has never gone for a solitary walk or had a private conversation. Yet, in all that time, she has never once looked into Ruby's eyes. Joined at the head, "The Girls" (as they are known in their small town) attempt to lead a normal life, but can't help being extraordinary. Now almost thirty, Rose and Ruby are on the verge of becoming the oldest living craniopagus twins in history, but they are remarkable for a lot more than their unusual sistery bond."--Back cover.
»Erzähl mir eine Geschichte«, sage ich zu dir. »Was für eine möchtest du?« – »Erzähl mir eine Geschichte, die du noch niemandem erzählt hast.« Es sind Geschichten fürs Leben und aus dem Leben, die Isabel Allende hier erzählt, mit Leidenschaft, Erotik und Humor. Aber es ist weniger die grelle Liebe und Leidenschaft, vielmehr die stille, elementare Kraft, die dem Dasein außergewöhnlichen Sinn und Verlauf gibt. Ihre Geschichten spielen alle in einem Südamerika, das von den kalten Südzonen bis zum hitzigen Dschungel und den Küstenstädten der Karibik reicht. Eine Geschichtenerzählerin nennt sich Isabel Allende, die im Erfinden einer Geschichte dem Leben in seinen widersprüchlichsten und vitalsten Aspekten auf den Leib rückt, sich selbst und den Lesern zum besseren Verständnis.
Isabel Allende, die erfolgreichste Schriftstellerin Lateinamerikas, schöpft Inspiration aus ihrem turbulenten Leben. Geboren in Peru und aufgewachsen in Chile, erlebte sie den Militärputsch 1973 hautnah. Nach ihrer Flucht vor dem Pinochet-Regime schrieb sie ihren ersten Roman. In Gesprächen mit Martin Scholz reflektiert sie über Feminismus, Liebe im Alter und ihre kreative Muse.
Le personnage d'Eva Luna, dans le roman du même nom, n'avait pas sa pareille pour raconter des histoires aussi extraordinaire que véridiques, tirées notamment de la chronique du village d'Agua Santa. C'est un vaste éventail de ces ''contes'' de la moderne Shéhérazade latino-américaine que rassemble ce livre. En fait, vingt-trois petits romans dont chacun est un condensé de la virtuosité et de la richesse narratives d'Isabel Allende. Unité d'inspiration dans la formidable variété des situations, permanence de l'ironie sensible et foisonnante dans des registres qui vont du burlesque au lugubre, de l'ingénuité au deuil, de la nostalgie à la colère, de l'amour à la révolte. Ces vingt-trois petits chefs-d'oeuvre sont à dévorer d'une traite ou à déguster, mais plus probablement encore destinés à connaître successivement les deux lectures.
Het huis met de geesten is een familiekroniek die zich over vier generaties uitstrekt van het begin van de 20ste eeuw tot de jaren zeventig, toen in Chili het bewind van president Salvador Allende door de militairen omver werd geworpen. Esteban Trueba, een tirannieke, wellustige grootgrondbezitter, staat centraal in het leven van vier uitzonderlijke vrouwen: Rosa de Schone, de nimf met het groene haar. Haar zuster Clara, de dromerige helderziende, en haar dochter Blanca, die een verboden liefde koestert voor een linkse protestzanger met wie zij een dochter krijgt. Dit meisje, Alba, zal later, in een tijd van verval en terreur, de wonderbaarlijke geschiedenis van haar familie optekenen om, zoals ze zegt, 'het verleden te laten herleven en mijn eigen ontzetting te overwinnen.'
Roman
A swashbuckling adventure story that reveals for the first time how Diego de la Vega became the masked man we all know so well Born in southern California late in the eighteenth century, Diego de la Vega is a child of two worlds. His father is an aristocratic Spanish military man turned landowner; his mother, a Shoshone warrior. At the age of sixteen, Diego is sent to Spain, a country chafing under the corruption of Napoleonic rule. He soon joins La Justicia, a secret underground resistance movement devoted to helping the powerless and the poor. Between the New World and the Old, the persona of Zorro is formed, a great hero is born, and the legend begins. After many adventures -- duels at dawn, fierce battles with pirates at sea, and impossible rescues -- Diego de la Vega, a.k.a. Zorro, returns to America to reclaim the hacienda on which he was raised and to seek justice for all who cannot fight for it themselves.
En Eva Luna, su tercera novela, Isabel Allende recupera su país a través de la memoria y la imaginación. La cautivadora protagonista de esta historia constituye un nostálgico álter ego de la autora, que se llama a sí misma "ladrona de historias" precisamente porque en las historias radica el secreto de la vida y el mundo. Novela de hondo perfil humano, Eva Luna funde el destino individual con el colectivo mediante una fulgurante prosa de carácter épico. Sin duda, una de las mejores obras de la literatura latinoamericana de los últimos años.
Verhalen van hedendaagse binnen- en buitenlandse auteurs over en foto's van mensen overal ter wereld, inclusief een aantal gedichten.
Oog in oog met vrouwen is een bloemlezing uit het prachtige werk van schrijfsters uit Afrika, Azië, Latijns-Amerika en het Caribisch gebied. De fragmenten uit proza en poëzie, die zijn samengebracht onder noemers als Leven en Liefde, Werk en spel en Politiek en maatschappij , worden visueel vertaald en verlevendigd door meer dan veertig kleurenfoto's. Daarmee is dit boek een genoegen om te lezen en tegelijk een lust voor het oog.
Eine Geschichte über Toleranz, Nachbarschaft und Mut | Kinderbuch ab 4 Jahre
Nico und sein geliebter Superhund Perla freuen sich: ein Mädchen ist in die Nachbarschaft gezogen. Als Nico und seine neue Freundin, die er wegen ihrer Lieblingsverkleidung »die Prinzessin« nennt, beim Versteckspiel in Schwierigkeiten geraten, weiß Perla, dass nur sie den beiden helfen kann. Wird sie es schaffen, Nico und die Prinzessin zu retten? Humorvoll erzählt von der beliebten Autorin, kommt nun das dritte Abenteuer rund um Perla, den kleinen Hund mit dem großen Herzen und ihrem Freund Nico. Illustriert mit lebendigen, bunten Bildern von Sandy Rodriguez.
Über das Schreiben | Isabel Allendes persönlichstes Buch | Charmant, unterhaltsam und sehr witzig
Isabel Allende nimmt uns mit auf eine Abenteuerreise, dorthin, wo ihre Geschichten und Romane entstehen. Was ist überhaupt erzählenswert? Wie entwirft man eine Handlung? Was ist Inspiration und woran erkennt man sie? Ist Neugierde etwas Gutes oder gar nicht? Gibt es ernsthaft Helden? Was soll an Sex nochmal so toll sein, dass alle immer darüber schreiben wollen? Vor allem aber erzählt uns Isabel Allende von sich selbst – denn das Schreiben ist für sie nicht bloß Handwerk, es ist ein unaufhörlicher Drang, ein Akt der Hingabe, eine zutiefst menschliche Möglichkeit, das flirrende Chaos der Welt zu bändigen, dem eigenen Leben einen Sinn zu geben. Und so erzählt sie von prägenden Erlebnissen und bizarren Begegnungen – lauter nie zuvor gelesene Szenen und Anekdoten –, von verblüffenden Einsichten und Ideen, sie erzählt aus den über acht Jahrzehnten eines so reichen, weltumspannenden Lebens. Unsere Geschichten handelt von der Alchemie des Erzählens, der Magie der Kreativität und der Suche nach dem richtigen Leben. Es ist Isabel Allendes persönlichstes Buch seit langem, charmant, unterhaltsam und sehr witzig, ein wunderbares Geschenk an ihre Leserinnen.
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La raccolta di 80 ritratti a mano di persone indigene e tribali di Phil Borges è un testamento silenziosamente bello alla forza e alla dignità intrinseca dello spirito umano. Borges si concentra su individui che mantengono le loro tradizioni culturali in paesi dall'Etiopia e dal Kenya al Tibet, e dal Messico all'Indonesia. Con le sue fotografie e le didascalie che le accompagnano, Borges crea un ponte tra le parole dei suoi soggetti e le nostre, offrendo un ritratto coinvolgente ma non sentimentale delle loro terre, dei loro sogni e delle relazioni familiari e comunitarie che li sostengono. Isabel Allende riflette sull'importanza del rispetto reciproco per gli individui diversi da noi, persone che, come quelle catturate dall'obiettivo di Borges, "possiedono risorse spirituali profonde, saggezza naturale e conoscenza del loro ambiente fisico che noi abbiamo perso."
