Eva Luna era una cascada de cuentos contados a través de otros cuentos.
Pero el caudal estaba lejos de haberse agotado. En la cama con su
amante, Eva Luna es requerida por éste para que le cuente un cuento "que
jamás haya contado antes". Y la improvisada Shéhérezade no cuenta una
sino veintitrés vidas en las que el amor, el odio, la venganza, lo
grotesco y lo sublime se superponen y empujan unos a otros en su afán
por completar todo el registro de sentimientos posibles en el alma
humana.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
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.
