Claude Durand Books

This magical realist novel tells the history of the Buendias family, the founders of Macondo, a remote South American settlement. In the world of the novel there is a Spanish galleon beached in the jungle, a flying carpet, and an iguana in a woman's womb. 'His masterpiece and one of the undeniable classics of the century.' The Times 'One of a glittering constellation of contemporary Latin American novelists ... He is the author of a classic on the grandest scale ... the most obvious comparison is with Homer's Odyssey ... Garcia Marquez is a spellbinder' Spectator

Charles Reeves is a preacher, mystic and formulator of the Infinite Plan - his philosophy of life. The Reeveses settle in a Mexican barrio outside Los Angeles, awaiting Charles death. His son, Greg, is left to explore the truth of the "Plan". By the author of "Eva Luna" and "Of Love and Shadows".

Beautiful and headstrong, Irene Beltran works as a magazine journalist--a profession that belies her privileged upbringing and her engagement to an army captain. Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal, the son of impoverished Spanish Marxist emigres. Together, they form an unlikely but inseparable team--and Francisco quickly falls in love with the fierce and loyal Irene. When an assignment leads them to a young girl whom locals believe to possess miraculous powers, they uncover an unspeakable crime perpetrated by an oppressive regime. Determined to reveal the truth in a nation overrun by terror and violence, each will risk everything to find justice--and, ultimately, to embrace the passion and fervor that binds them. Profoundly moving and ultimately uplifting, "Of Love and Shadows" is a tale of romance, bravery, and tragedy, set against the indelible backdrop of a country ruled with an iron fist--and peopled with those who dare to challenge it.

Reimp. de la 1ª ed., 1977. Premio Planeta 1977

Eva Luna, héroïne du précédent roman d'Isabel Allende, n'avait pas son pareil pour conter des histoires aussi extraordinaires que véridiques, tirées de la chronique locale de son village, Agua Santa.On trouvera ici un nouvel échantillon du talent de la Schéhérazade latino-américaine. Vingt-trois récits burlesques ou sombres, de nostalgie ou de colère, d'ironie ou de révolte. Vingt-trois contes d'une prodigieuse diversité de situations, où la romancière de La Maison aux esprits révèle les mille et une facettes de son inspiration.