Elena Castedo

Works

Paradise
A National Book Award Finalist. Opinions:
“Ingenious social satire” Atlantic Magazine; “Filled with rich descriptions and vivid scenes…exuberant,” New York Times Book Review; “unobtrusive elegance…frank…funny,” Washington Post; “brilliant,” Christian Science Monitor; “a success,” Miami Herald; “enchanting,” Washington Times; “thoughtful, moving and beautifully written,” Raleigh Observer; “mainstream success,” Publisher’s Weekly.
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El paraíso
A self-translation into Spanish. Won Chile’s El Mercurio Best Book of the Year. A best seller in Spain and Chile for a year. A main Book Club selection in Spain. Published in Spain, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil. Opinions: "ABC," Spain: "Critical opinion has been unanimous: Solita [the main character], as well as the language and the novel's structure place Elena Castedo at the forefront of our ficion writers."
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El Teatro Chileno de Mediados del Siglo XX
At the mid-Twentieth century, Chilean playwrights embarked on a quest to create a truly national theater, which resulted in the best drama production in Chile's history.


Selected Works

Fiction
Paradise
A refugee girl narrates the amours of the wealthy and class system injustices in Latin-America.
Fiction (in Spanish)
El paraíso
A refugee girl narrates the amours of the wealthy and class system injustices in Latin-America.
Scholarly book
El Teatro Chileno de Mediados del Siglo XX
A critical study of the Chilean theater's renaissance at mid-century.

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