When her lover asks her to tell him a story, Eva Luna complies with this collection of tales.

In this magical bestseller, the story-telling heroine of "Eva Luna" returns with a rich treasure trove of tales--two dozen vibrant, enchanting demonstrations of her artistry. Here is the foreign made indelibly familiar by the imagination, the passion, and the eloquence of one of the world's leading writers.

Analyse : Roman d'amour. Roman de société.

Las aventuras picarescas de una Sherezade latinoamericana, relatando su nacimiento ilegÍtimo, su orfandad, su adolescencia sin rumbo, sus actividades contra el gobierno, y su romance con un problemÁtico director de pelÍculas documentales. Por medio de su don narrativo, Eva Luna inventa una realidad personal determinada por la magia y el destino.

In her opulent novel, Eva Luna, Isabel Allende uses exquisite prose to describe the survival of a young Latin American woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love, during a time of political unrest in South America. Born in the back room of the mansion where her mother is a servant, the enchanting Eva Luna defies oppression by telling stories to a series of vibrant characters.

An exotic dance that beguiles and entices... The enchanted and enchanting account of a contemporary Scheherazade, a wide-eyed American teller-of-tales who triumphs over harsh reality through the creative power of her own imagination...From the Paperback edition.