Hell Has No Limits
This article is about the novel. For the film, see The Place Without Limits.
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Author | José Donoso |
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Original title | El lugar sin límites |
Translator | Suzanne Jill Levine |
Country | Chile |
Language | Spanish |
Publisher | Sun & Moon Press |
Publication date | 1966 |
Published in English | 1972 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 142 |
ISBN | 1-55713-275-5 |
Hell Has No Limits (Spanish: El lugar sin límites, "The Place Without Limits") is a 1966 novel written by Chilean José Donoso. The novel is set south of the Chilean capital, Santiago, in a small town near the regional center of Talca. It tells the story of a bordello, and details the prostitutes' way of life. The main character is Manuela, the transvestite who owns the bordello. A number of other memorable characters are introduced. The novel was well received, and Donoso himself considered it his best work: "the most perfect, with fewest errors, the most complete".[1]
Film adaptation
In 1978, the book was made into a film of the same name.
Editions available
- Donoso, José (1995), Hell Has No Limits, Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, OCLC 33207281. Trans. Suzanne Jill Devine.
Notes
- ↑ Cited in Selena Millares' "Introducción" to the Cátedra edition of the novel, p. 56, n. 70.
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