Hulu is definitely listening because after a supposedly contentious bidding war they’ve announced plans to adapt Allende’s 1982 novel The House of the Spirits into a TV series.Īllende will serve as executive producer on the series as the company starts the process of finding a screenwriter and director. Seriously, when Allende speaks, you all should listen. Allende is an internationally acclaimed, best-selling author whose works are landmark titles in literature. According to them, The Poet in the novel is probably Pablo Neruda, and Allende's cousin, once removed Salvador Allende, is both The Candidate and The President.Hilean author Isabel Allende is far more than Jane the Virgin‘s favorite writer. Some readers claim that the novel is a roman à clef. The story is told mainly from the perspective of two protagonists (Esteban and Alba) and incorporates elements of magic realism. The story details the life of the Trueba family, spanning four generations, and tracing the post-colonial social and political upheavals of the Latin American country they live in. The book was first conceived by Isabel Allende when she received news that her grandfather was dying, and she began to write him a letter that ultimately became the starting manuscript of The House of the Spirits. The novel has been translated to over 20 languages worldwide. That same year, the novel was named Best Novel of the Year in Chile, and she received the country's Panorama Literario award. The novel was critically acclaimed around the world, and catapulted Allende to literary stardom. Initially, the novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers, but became an instant best seller when published in Barcelona in 1982. The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel by Isabel Allende.
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