![]() ![]() Less pleasant but equally strong and realistic is the portrayal and insight into the dictatorship There was not a trace of the square where he had played as a little boy….” “The city had expanded into the foothills of the cordillera. You can certainly feel the atmosphere of the settings – the vineyards or the cordillera – Having such strong and familial links to the country, it is perhaps expected that she should want to write of her land in this way. Although set in an unnamed country, the landscapes setting and history make it clear that this is Chile and could only be Chile.Īllende herself used to live there and she had to flee following the coup in 1973. ![]()
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