The House of the Spirits 英文原版

(BookJacketStatus：NotJacketed)ChileanwriterIsabelAllende’sclassicnovelisbotharichlysymbolicfamilysagaandtherivetingstoryofanunnamedLatinAmericancountry’sturbulenthistory.Inatriumphofmagicrealism，Allendeconstructsaspirit-riddenworldandfillsitwithcolorfulandall-too-humaninhabitants.TheTruebafamily’spassions，struggles，andsecretsspanthreegenerationsandacenturyofviolentsocialchange，culminatinginacrisisthatbringstheproudandtyrannicalpatriarchandhisbelovedgranddaughtertooppositesidesofthebarricades.Againstabackdropofrevolutionandcounterrevolution，Allendebringstolifeafamilywhoseprivatebondsofloveandhatredaremorecomplexandenduringthanthepoliticalallegiancesthatsetthematodds.TheHouseoftheSpiritsnotonlybringsanothernation’shistorythrillinglytolife，butalsomakesitspeople’sjoysandanguisheswhollyourown.