Several years ago, I read
THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS by
Isabel Allende and liked it's style of magical realism well enough that I decided to check out another of Allende's early novels,
EVA LUNA. I liked it as much as THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS. It's the life story of a woman, born in the jungles of an unnamed South American country and follows her life from childhood, when she's orphaned at an early age and shows a talent for spinning fabulous stories. The novel is a somewhat sprawling work and has a fairly large cast of characters and lengthy time frame. Allende's style is hyper-descriptive and almost every sentence is filled with unusual and fascinating adverbs and adjectives.
THE STORIES OF EVA LUNA is a collection supposedly written by Eva Luna. I thought creating a character who's a writer and then having that character write a collection of short stories was very interesting. Isabel Allende has written many novels since EVA LUNA and her
DAUGHTER OF FORTUNE was an Oprah book club pick in 2000. It's a good bet that no matter which of her novels you pick, you'll be happy with your choice.
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Mark,
I wanted to know if you were familiar with Narrative Magazine? It's an online literary journal based out of San Francisco, CA and they work really really hard to promote emerging voices in literature. They are also a prize-winning journal (I personally subscribe to them-which is free). They have a HUGE selection of stories to choose from and it makes anyone who is excited about writing and has an interest in what is being put out there very excited. :-) Their website is www.http://narrativemagazine.com if you want more information and to check it out for yourself.
Thanks,
Natalie
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