Eva Luna era una cascada de cuentos contados a trav s de otros cuentos. Pero el caudal estaba lejos de haberse agotado. En la cama con su amante, Eva Luna es requerida por ste para que le cuente un cuento "que jam s haya contado antes". Y la improvisada Sh h rezade no cuenta una sino veintitr s vidas en las que el amor, el odio, la venganza, lo grotesco y lo sublime se superponen y empujan unos a otros en su af n por completar todo el registro de sentimientos posibles en el alma humana. <p/><b>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION <p/>Told in the voice of Isabel Allende's beloved character Eva Luna, a "distinctive, powerful, and haunting" (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>) collection of short fiction by one of the most iconic and acclaimed writers of our time.<br></b> <br> Eva Luna is a young woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love. Lying in bed with her European lover, refugee and journalist Rolf Carl , Eva answers his request for a story "you have never told anyone before" with these twenty-three samples of her vibrant artistry. Interweaving the real and the magical, she explores love, vengeance, compassion, and the strengths of women, creating a world that is at once poignantly familiar and intriguingly new. <p/> Rendered in her sumptuously imagined, uniquely magical style, <i>The Stories of Eva Luna</i> is the cornerstone of Allende's work. This treasure trove of brilliantly crafted stories is a superb example of a writer working at the height of her powers.<br><br><b>A