Elena Castedo

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Paradise
National Book Award Finalist. “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.

El paraíso
Chile’s El Mercurio Best Book of the Year award. Self-translation into Spanish. A best seller in Spain and Chile for a year (number one for 8 months). Spain’s Book Club selection. Published in Spain, Chile, Argentina and Mexico.

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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