{"product_id":"house-of-mist-paperback","title":"House of Mist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Luisa Bombal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Mist \u003c\/i\u003estands as one of the first South American novels written in the style that was later called magical realism. Of this story of a young bride struggling with her marriage to an aloof landowner--and the mysteries surrounding their life together--in a house deep in the lush Chilean woods, Penelope Mesic wrote in the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003ethat Bombal showed bold disregard for simple realism in favor of a heightened reality in which the external world reflects the internal truth of the characters' feeling . . . mingling . . . fantasy, memory and event. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most outstanding representations of the avant-garde in Latin America. -\u003ci\u003eWomen Writers of Spanish America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Luisa Bombal (1910-80)\u003c\/b\u003e was a Chilean novelist and short story writer. Among her other novels is \u003ci\u003eThe Shrouded Woman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762299470112,"sku":"9780374531362","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8c3d9da1516c82502d4d2bd3e475cac.webp?v=1780219010","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/house-of-mist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}