Of Love and Shadows (Spanish: De amor y de sombra) is a novel written by Chilean novelist Isabel Allende in 1984.[1] The plotline was inspired by journalistic accounts taken from magazines, newspapers, and interviews that Allende herself gathered both working as a journalist in Chile before her exile and during her later career as a writer in Venezuela.[2]
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Author | Isabel Allende |
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Original title | De amor y de sombra |
Language | Spanish |
Publisher | Sudamericana |
Publication date | 1984 |
Publication place | Chile |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
ISBN | 9788497592543 |
Plot
editIrene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and her heart to the atrocities being committed by the state. Irene and Francisco begin a passionate affair, ready to risk everything for the sake of justice and truth.[3]
Film
editIn 1994, this novel was adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Connelly.[4]
References
edit- ^ De amor y de sombra. OCLC 957617619. Retrieved 5 August 2018 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Castellucci Cox, Karen (2003). "Isabel Allende. A Critical Companion". Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press: 49–50. ISSN 1082-4979.
- ^ Of Love and Shadows - summary
- ^ Kaplan, Betty (1994-10-06), Of Love and Shadows (Drama, Romance, Thriller, War), Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Connelly, Stefania Sandrelli, Diego Wallraff, Aleph Producciones S.A., Argentina Espanola, Miramax, retrieved 2021-02-07
Joseph,Maria. "Of Love and Shadows Text Guide." Insight Publications, Melbourne, 2006. ISBN 1 921088 68 0