A century ago, the world was an even more turbulent place.
Fascist Frederico Mussolini had overthrown the Italian government, perThe People History.
Pacifist Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to six years of prison.
Civil war erupted in Ireland.
The plot of this award-winning novel closely resembles Allende’s real life.
Her godfather, Salvador Allende, became the first socialist president of Chile in 1970.
Three years later, he was overthrown by General Pinochet and died during an attack on the presidential palace.
In literary terms, Clara’s fittingly-named clairvoyance is a equipment known asmagic realism.
The movie didn’t embrace the magical realism that’s often a central focus in many South American novels.
“The filmmakers see them more as ornamentation,” he chided.
Travers concurred, “The movie will vanish quickly; the book will endure.”
No matter where in the world you’re from, there’s a writer ready to tell your story.
It might just be you.
