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"In this memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss--the death of her daughter, Paula. Recalling the past thirteen years from the daily letters the author and her mother, who lives in Chile, wrote to each other, Allende ... recounts the stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her that becomes a new kind of family. Throughout, Allende shares her thoughts...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
xv, 199 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
363 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
In this memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss--the death of her daughter, Paula. Recalling the past thirteen years from the daily letters the author and her mother, who lives in Chile, wrote to each other, Allende ... recounts the stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her that becomes a new kind of family. Throughout, Allende shares her thoughts...
5) My name is Gabriela = Me llamo Gabriela: the life of Gabriela Mistral : la vida de Gabriela Mistral
Author
Publisher
Luna Rising
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Sumario en español: A Gabriela Mistral le encantaban las palabras, los sonidos y los cuentos. Nació en Chile y llegó a ser la primera mujer latina que ganara un Premio Nobel. Como poeta y como maestra, inspiró a niños de muchos países a expresar lo que pensaban.
Gabriela Mistral loved words, sounds and stories. Born in Chile, she would grow to become the first Nobel Prize-winning Latina woman in the world. As a poet and a teacher, she inspired...
6) Pablo
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Explores the life of famed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, including his childhood in Chile, his poetry, and the many political causes he fought for.
9) Neruda
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After Chilean poet and communist Pablo Neruda criticizes the president, he becomes the target of a manhunt led by a fascist police prefect and needs to go into hiding.
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