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La Ciudad De Las Bestias

  • 2002 first published
  • 392 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (10 ratings)
  • 60 editions

Published in 2002, La Ciudad De Las Bestias is an occult fiction and adventure fiction novel by Isabel Allende. The story is set in Brazil and Amazon River Region. Readers will find themes of Indians of South America, teenagers, grandmothers and Indios de América del Sur.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 114 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 60 editions across 8 languages.

It runs to roughly 392 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About La Ciudad De Las Bestias

When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians. "Alexander Cold, un joven de quinces años, está a punto de embarcarse con su temeraria abuela, en el viaje de su vida."
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Indians of South America
  • Teenagers
  • Grandmothers
  • Supernatural
  • Indios de América del Sur
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Sobrenatural
  • Amazonas, Valle del Río
  • Ficción juvenil
  • Aventuras
  • Abuelas
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Adventure stories
  • Grossmutter
  • Jugendbuch
  • Enkel

Quick answers

Who wrote La Ciudad De Las Bestias?

La Ciudad De Las Bestias was written by Isabel Allende and first published in 2002.

What genre is La Ciudad De Las Bestias?

It is usually shelved as Occult Fiction and Adventure.

How long is La Ciudad De Las Bestias?

The median edition has 392 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to La Ciudad De Las Bestias?

Readers who like it often enjoy City of Bones, Duma Key and The Ghost Kings.

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