In the following essay, Hart contends that Allende employs the technique of magic realism in The Stories of Eva Luna in order to present a feminist perspective on issues such as prostitution, domestic violence, and rape.

In the essay below, Hart examines what she terms "feminocentric magic realism" in The Stories of Eva Luna, focusing on Allende's handling of such issues as prostitution and rape.

In the following essay, Cohn compares the literary techniques of Ralph Ellison in Invisible Man and Allende in La casa de los espíritus, examining their respective treatment of the marginalization of social groups.

In the following essay, Levine offers a stylistic and thematic analysis of The Stories of Eva Luna.

In the following essay, Lindsay provides a socio-psychoanalytic reading of “Niña perversa” in order to examine Allende's use of romantic conventions in her fiction.

In the following interview, Allende discusses her writing technique, how personal experience has affected her works, her literary influences, and her career as a journalist.

In the following essay, Roof compares the narrative patterns of The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and The Infinite Plan to W. E. B. Du Bois's theory of “double consciousness.”

In the following interview, Allende discusses stylistic and thematic aspects of The Stories of Eva Luna.

In the following essay, Diamond-Nigh examines Allende's treatment of Latin-American literary history in Eva Luna.

In the following essay, Danow discusses the elements of a “carnival” attitude in the short stories of Allende, Isaac Babel, Jorge Luis Borges, and Juan Rulfo and explores the theme of revenge in Allende's stories “The Gold of Tomás Vargas” and “The Schoolteacher's Guest.”

In the following interview, Allende discusses her writing process and her approach to marketing Paula.

In the following essay, Rehbein examines the order and content of the narrative in Eva Luna, showing the power of a storyteller to shape time and reality to suit her own needs as well as the needs of her audience.

In the following excerpt, Rehbein maintains that Allende manipulates language and the narrator's voice in Eva Luna to represent a changing reality in the narrative.

In the following essay, which originally appeared as a chapter of a senior honors thesis presented at Harvard College on March 1, 1991, García-Johnson examines Allende's representation of the struggle for dominance between men and women.

In the following essay, Spanos examines the role of the main female character Casilda within the concepts of literary feminism in the short story “The Judge’s Wife.”

In the following interview, originally published in 1991, Allende considers the relationship between her novel Eva Luna and her story volume The Stories of Eva Luna.

In the following interview, Allende discusses her views of American culture, her place in literature, and the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

In the following negative review of The Stories of Eva Luna, Ruta contends that many of the stories in the volume are sentimental, contrived, and lacking in substance.

Ruta is an American fiction writer and critic. In the following review of The Stories of Eva Luna, she describes Allende's stories as "mini-epics, mini-tragedies or even mini-sagas."

In the following review, Behar examines Paula with respect to Allende's past and motivation for writing the work.

Below, Behar praises Paula as "immensely life-affirming."

In the following review, Graham finds the plot of Portrait in Sepia formulaic and predictable, but appreciates its perspectives on the human struggle to live and love.

In the following review, Novella evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Daughter of Fortune.

An American critic and educator, Hart is the author of Narrative Magic in the Fiction of Isabel Allende (1989). Below, she discusses Allende's narrative structures, characters, and use of magic realism in The Stories of Eva Luna.

De Ferrari is a Peruvian-born art curator and novelist. In the following review of Paula, she discusses Allende's portrayal of her life and family.

In the following positive review of The Stories of Eva Luna, Allgood maintains that “although Allende's stories can be read on various levels, enjoyment can be attained on a visceral level, Allende is an incredible storyteller.”

Grumbach is an American educator, biographer, memoirist, and critic who has written such works as Coming into the Endzone: A Memoir (1991). In the following review of Paula, she praises Allende's storytelling abilities.

In the following review of Paula, Ruta faults Allende's writing as overly sentimental and criticizes Allende for failing to more fully develop Paula's character.

In the following review of Paula, Butt contends that Allende's "defenceless optimism" and "effusive generosity" are effective in her memoirs but not necessarily in her fiction.

Below, Hart discusses Allende's shift to a Mexican-American protagonist in El plan infinito and praises her characterization, imaginative prose, and humor.

An American poet, critic, essayist, and editor, Bly is a prominent figure in contemporary American letters. In the review below, he examines Allende's treatment of American history in The Infinite Plan.

In the following review, Mujica appreciates Allende's multicultural diversity and feminist perspective in Portrait in Sepia.

In the following review of The Infinite Plan, Arana-Ward argues that Allende's novel suffers from clichés, "numbing descriptions," and slight characterizations.

Kingsolver is an American novelist, short story writer, nonfiction writer, and poet. In the review below, she discusses the plots of various stories in The Stories of Eva Luna, calling them "miracles of construction."

In the review below, McNeil contends that Allende's treatment of themes in The Infinite Plan is predictable and simplistic, and that her female characters are stereotypical.

Simon is an American biographer who has written works on such figures as Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder. In the review below, she argues that The Infinite Plan is "ethically diverse," but "not deeply felt."

In the following review of Paula, Schwirtz states that Allende's depiction of her personal pain is intense and excruciating.

In the following review, Schwirtz observes several of Allende's familiar recurring themes in Paula.

In the following review, Kephart criticizes the awkward prose and jarring plot of Portrait in Sepia, but argues that the novel is still an entertaining read.

In the following review, Adil praises the fresh look at nineteenth-century Chilean and American life in Daughter of Fortune, but finds shortcomings with the novel's clichéd characters.

In the following review, Stavans faults Portrait in Sepia for relying too heavily on the plots of Allende's previous novels, noting that the novel caters to the entertainment market rather than advancing the literary arts.

In the review below, DuBow states that while Paula is not really about Allende's daughter, the work nevertheless expresses true grief over her death.

In the review below, Butt focuses on the romantic themes in The Stories of Eva Luna.

In the following review, Hopkinson praises Allende's achievement in Paula.

In the following review of The Stories of Eva Luna, Mujica praises Allende for her strong female characters and psychological insight.

In the following review, Donaldson lauds Allende's rich characters and the cultural diversity of the setting in Daughter of Fortune.

Rubin is an American critic. In the following review of The Infinite Plan, he argues that the novel "is ambitious in scope, but merely competent in execution."

In the following review, Bader calls Allende a "master storyteller" but questions her treatment of women and feminist issues in The Stories of Eva Luna.

Urquhart is a Canadian poet, novelist, and short story writer whose works include Changing Heaven (1990). In the following mixed review of The Stories of Eva Luna, she states that "what one takes away from this collection is a sense of the richness of life with all its attendant mysteries, celebrations, and miseries."

In the following review, Mujica lauds both the literary and gastronomical dimensions of Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses.

In the following review, McMurray comments on Allende's literary accomplishment with Paula.

In the following review, Hooper compliments the sensuous elements of Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses.