The House of the Spirits
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The House of the Spirits marked the debut of celebrated Chilean-American author Isabel Allende. Published in Spanish in 1982, the novel was translated into English in 1985 and quickly became an international bestseller. This sweeping family saga spans four generations of the Trueba family against the backdrop of Chile's tumultuous political history in the 20th century.
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Best Sellers
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La palabra mágica
- Una vida escrita
- Narrated by: Javiera Gazitua, Isabel Allende
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 04-09-26
- Language: Spanish
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The House of the Spirits
- A Novel
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Thom Rivera, Marisol Ramirez
- Length: 18 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,989
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Performance2,638
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Story2,643
Soon to be an original series on Prime Video! This “spectacular…absorbing and distinguished work…is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America” (The New York Times Book Review). The House of the Spirits, which...
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Narrators spoil it
- By Cookie on 09-27-16
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The House of the Spirits
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Thom Rivera, Marisol Ramirez
- Length: 18 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-29-16
- Language: English
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La casa de los espíritus [The House of the Spirits]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Javiera Gazitua, Senén Arancibia
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,078
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Performance2,699
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Story2,689
La primera novela de Isabel Allende, La casa de los espíritus, narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes latinoamericanos....
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Cuento mágico sobre una familia y su país
- By Zoori on 07-01-16
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La casa de los espíritus [The House of the Spirits]
- Narrated by: Javiera Gazitua, Senén Arancibia
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 10-30-14
- Language: Spanish
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Open Veins of Latin America
- Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
- By: Eduardo Galeano, Isabel Allende - Foreward
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,339
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Performance1,057
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Story1,047
Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America....
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Please up-date the addition
- By fishrock on 02-20-10
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Open Veins of Latin America
- Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 10-06-09
- Language: English
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Portrait in Sepia
- A Novel
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende, Blair Brown
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall201
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Performance179
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Story179
""Portrait in Sepia is the best book Allende has published in the United States since her first novel of nearly two decades ago, The House of the Spirits.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World “Portrait in Sepia tightens the weave of a multigenerational fantasy as complete and...
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The Characters themselves- no one seems tossed in to fill a space.
- By Rocrow on 12-12-24
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Portrait in Sepia
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende, Blair Brown
- Series: Daughter of Fortune, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 05-19-20
- Language: English
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La ninfa de porcelana [The Porcelain Nymph]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,091
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Performance1,743
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Story1,739
Bienvenidos a la historia de un hombre gris, cuya vida da un maravilloso vuelco un día de otoño: ha conocido a alguien....
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Es un cuento corto, hermoso e inspirador.
- By Techlover! on 04-17-17
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La ninfa de porcelana [The Porcelain Nymph]
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 04-06-17
- Language: Spanish
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My Name Is Emilia del Valle
- A Novel
- By: Isabel Allende, Frances Riddle - translator
- Narrated by: Coral Peña, Johnathan McClain
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall309
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Performance296
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Story296
NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this “stunning” (People), “riveting” (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself. “All of Allende’s books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle included, have the epic feel of...
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Disappointing
- By C. Estes on 08-08-25
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My Name Is Emilia del Valle
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Coral Peña, Johnathan McClain
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 05-06-25
- Language: English
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La suma de los días [The Sum of Our Days]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Javiera Gazitua
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall304
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Performance265
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Story266
Escucha esta obra al tiempo emotiva, irónica y apasionada, como la propia autora, en la que nos entrega la suma de sus días como mujer y como escritora....
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La suma de los días
- By Mariol Virgili on 07-07-19
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La suma de los días [The Sum of Our Days]
- Narrated by: Javiera Gazitua
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-01-18
- Language: Spanish
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A Long Petal of the Sea
- A Novel
- By: Isabel Allende, Nick Caistor - translator, Amanda Hopkinson - translator
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,795
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Performance3,243
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Story3,220
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. “One of the most richly imagined portrayals of the...
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Impressive
- By Jean on 05-24-20
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A Long Petal of the Sea
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 01-21-20
- Language: English
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El cuaderno de Maya [Maya's Notebook]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Catalina Muñoz
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall273
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Performance244
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Story241
Soy Maya Vidal, diecinueve años, sexo femenino, soltera, sin un enamorado, por falta de oportunidades y no por quisquillosa, nacida en Berkeley, California, pasaporte estadounidense, temporalmente refugiada en una isla al sur del mundo....
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muy bueno
- By Ibrahim Heredia on 08-06-18
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El cuaderno de Maya [Maya's Notebook]
- Narrated by: Catalina Muñoz
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-19-16
- Language: Spanish
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Ripper
- A Novel
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall458
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Performance404
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Story411
Isabel Allende—the New York Times bestselling author whose books, including Maya’s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, and Zorro, have sold more than 57 million copies around the world—demonstrates her remarkable literary versatility with Ripper, an atmospheric, fast-paced mystery involving...
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Major chick lit alert. You've been warned.
- By Richard Delman on 03-08-14
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Ripper
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 01-28-14
- Language: English
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Aphrodite
- A Memoir of the Senses
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende, Gabra Zackman
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance11
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Story9
New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende celebrates the pleasures of the sensual life in this rich, joyful and slyly humorous book, a combination of personal narrative and treasury of erotic lore. Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses...
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Aphrodite
- A Memoir of the Senses
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende, Gabra Zackman
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-16-20
- Language: English
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Mi nombre es Emilia del Valle [My Name Is Emilia del Valle]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Javiera Gazitua, Rodrigo Bustamante Caro, Isabel Allende
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall372
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Performance360
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Story360
Una inolvidable historia de amor y de guerra protagonizada por una mujer que, enfrentada a los mayores desafíos, sobrevive y se reinventa.
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Hermosa historia de una mujer valiente, y unica
- By Eliana McDonald on 11-15-25
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Mi nombre es Emilia del Valle [My Name Is Emilia del Valle]
- Narrated by: Javiera Gazitua, Rodrigo Bustamante Caro, Isabel Allende
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 05-20-25
- Language: Spanish
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Violeta [English Edition]
- A Novel
- By: Isabel Allende, Frances Riddle - translator
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,770
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Performance1,563
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Story1,562
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This sweeping novel from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea tells the epic story of Violeta Del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century. “An immersive saga about a passion-filled...
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Not my favorite....
- By Pat Brett on 02-14-22
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Violeta [English Edition]
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 01-25-22
- Language: English
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El Reino del Dragón de Oro [The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon]
- Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar Serie, Libro 2 [Memoirs of The Eagle and The Jaguar Series, Book 2]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Camila Valenzuela
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall248
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Performance214
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Story217
La estatua del Dragón de Oro permanece oculta en un reino pequeño y misterioso, enclavado en la cordillera del Himalaya. Y según cuenta la leyenda, este magnífico objeto, un poderoso instrumento de adivinación incrustado de piedras preciosas, preserva la paz de estas tierras....
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El Reino del Dragon de Oro
- By Luz Maria Andrade on 10-10-20
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El Reino del Dragón de Oro [The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon]
- Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar Serie, Libro 2 [Memoirs of The Eagle and The Jaguar Series, Book 2]
- Narrated by: Camila Valenzuela
- Series: Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar, Book 2, La Ciudad de las Bestias [The City of the Beasts], Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-25-18
- Language: Spanish
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De amor y de sombra [Of Love and Shadows]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Maria Ignacia Hojas
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall168
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Performance149
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Story150
Escucha la historia de una mujer y de un hombre que se amaron en plenitud, salvándose así de una existencia vulgar....
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Sublime
- By Daniel on 08-25-22
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De amor y de sombra [Of Love and Shadows]
- Narrated by: Maria Ignacia Hojas
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-18-17
- Language: Spanish
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The Japanese Lover
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Joanna Gleason
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,849
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Performance2,540
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Story2,528
From New York Times and internationally best-selling author Isabel Allende, an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from San Francisco in the present day to Poland and the United States during the Second World War. In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the...
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My first negative review
- By Karen O'Byrne on 11-11-15
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The Japanese Lover
- Narrated by: Joanna Gleason
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-03-15
- Language: English
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El Bosque de los Pigmeos (Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar 3) (Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar 3)
- Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar Trilogía , Libro 3 [Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar Trilogy, Book 3]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Camila Valenzuela
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall151
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Performance138
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Story139
África Ecuatorial. Hasta allí se han trasladado Nadia, Alexander y su abuela Kate para disfrutar del primer safari en elefante. Kenia es una fiesta de color: bella y sensual, una mezcla de sabores, olores y sonidos....
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amazing book!
- By Igor Areinamo on 12-09-19
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El Bosque de los Pigmeos (Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar 3) (Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar 3)
- Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar Trilogía , Libro 3 [Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar Trilogy, Book 3]
- Narrated by: Camila Valenzuela
- Series: Memorias del Águila y del Jaguar, Book 3, La Ciudad de las Bestias [The City of the Beasts], Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 11-10-18
- Language: Spanish
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The Sum of Our Days
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende, Blair Brown
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall77
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Performance72
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Story72
Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, strong will, and stubborn determination of a beloved matriarch, the indomitable New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel...
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She does not disappoint
- By ChiChi's Rule on 06-01-22
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The Sum of Our Days
- Narrated by: Isabel Allende, Blair Brown
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 05-19-20
- Language: English
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Largo pétalo de mar [A Long Petal of the Sea]
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Jordi Boixaderas
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,781
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Performance1,556
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Story1,548
En plena Guerra Civil española, el joven médico Víctor Dalmau, junto a su amiga pianista Roser Bruguera, se ven obligados a abandonar Barcelona, exiliarse y cruzar los Pirineos rumbo a Francia. A bordo del Winnipeg, un navío fletado por el poeta Pablo Neruda....
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Hermoso!!
- By Elizabeth Vinelli de Rivera on 05-27-19
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Largo pétalo de mar [A Long Petal of the Sea]
- Narrated by: Jordi Boixaderas
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-21-19
- Language: Spanish
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