by Ana Maria del Rio, translated by Michael J. Lazzara '97
(Overlook)
A
wrenching allegory of life under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet,
first published in 1986 and now available in English. The story
follows Carmen, a rebellious teenager who lives in Santiago, as
her life becomes a mournful vision of repression, isolation and
emotional suffering.
Isabel Allende has called the author "One of the most original
and powerful literary voices of Latin America."
