The Stories of Eva Luna

Isabel Allende

Simon and Schuster, Apr 5, 2016 - Fiction - 330 pages

Told in the voice of Isabel Allende’s beloved character Eva Luna, a “distinctive, powerful, and haunting” (Los Angeles Times) collection of short fiction by one of the most iconic and acclaimed writers of our time.

Eva Luna is a young woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love. Lying in bed with her European lover, refugee and journalist Rolf Carlé, Eva answers his request for a story “you have never told anyone before” with these twenty-three samples of her vibrant artistry. Interweaving the real and the magical, she explores love, vengeance, compassion, and the strengths of women, creating a world that is at once poignantly familiar and intriguingly new.

Rendered in her sumptuously imagined, uniquely magical style, The Stories of Eva Luna is the cornerstone of Allende’s work. This treasure trove of brilliantly crafted stories is a superb example of a writer working at the height of her powers.

Contents

• Prologue: 1
• Clarisa: 27
• Toads Mouth: 42
• If You Touched My Heart: 64
• Tosca: 89
• Walimai: 102
• Simple María: 120
• The Little Heidelberg: 137
• The Road North: 156
• The Schoolteachers Guest: 170
• Interminable Life: 187
• A Discreet Miracle: 201
• Revenge: 218
• Phantom Palace: 240
• And of Clay Are We Created: 258

About the author

Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, The Stories of Eva Luna, Paula, and The Japanese Lover. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and have sold more than 65 million copies worldwide. She is the receipient of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and she divides her time between California and Chile.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Stories of Eva Luna
• Author: Isabel Allende
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2016
• ISBN: 1501117130, 9781501117138
• Length: 330 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Magical Realism; Fiction / Short Stories (single author)