Jorge allesandri and esteban trueba

Thematic features and its reflection. Before age 40, the realism with naturalistic features dominate the novel, but since 40 is looking for other topics and techniques, "interest in the items specific to the urban world (the fantastic coupled with the real) "Major construction and stylistic care. The twentieth century is the golden age of letters in Africa since the great figures prepare the boom (the novel achieves success because of the breakdown of traditional forms) of the 60's. Produced for both new resources from the old innovations, we emphasize: the "magical realism", expansion of the theme and preference for "urban novel", changes in narrator, leaps in time, mixing techniques and language testing . The characteristics of the new narrative are: "Cosmopolitanism: openness to new cultures, Aestheticism: preoccupation with language-Experimentation: work = play - multiplicity of perspectives - Interest in the existential melancholy loneliness - Magic realism: linking real and everyday with the mythical and imaginary - social and political commitment: the writer as witness to injustice - Analysis of the reality: research on politics and sociology.

In the early 80's language seeks to adapt to a new reality around three axes: testimony, feminism and popular culture. As in the boom there were no women, Isabel his work was a great success because it is a "natural accountant stories." His agile style, which combines reality and fantasy, generates easy reading of the work. The book is written in prose and include descriptions of places like the house on the corner and the characters and dialogue and a predominantly clear straightforward style. The novel is a polyphonic text in 1st and 3rd person which gives us different versions for the same reality, that is, the counterpoint. The circular structure of the story is very important because when you finish the book clarifies much previously read. On the other hand, the story takes place in two areas: the rural (The Three Marias = misery and indigenous beliefs) and urban (the house built by Clara Trueba): the symbolism: the front is occupied by Esteban symbol of power and wealth and clearly seeks a balance by adding parts in the back as needed.