Kjell Risvik

90 books

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

448 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
In Praise of Darkness by Jorge Luis Borges

In Praise of Darkness

Jorge Luis Borges

142 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction poetry short stories reflective slow-paced
In Praise of the Stepmother by Mario Vargas Llosa

In Praise of the Stepmother

Mario Vargas Llosa

160 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction contemporary erotica challenging reflective sad medium-paced
Innocent Erendira and Other Stories by Gabriel García Márquez

Innocent Erendira and Other Stories

Gabriel García Márquez

183 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism short stories mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer

The Invisible Bridge

Julie Orringer

762 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

Island Beneath the Sea

Isabel Allende

457 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Jade Cat by Suzanne Brøgger

The Jade Cat

Suzanne Brøgger

394 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

The Japanese Lover

Isabel Allende

322 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional slow-paced
The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel

The Land of Painted Caves

Earth's Children #6

Jean M. Auel

828 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous slow-paced
Letters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas Llosa

Letters to a Young Novelist

Mario Vargas Llosa

144 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction essays reflective slow-paced