Semilla del Diablo
Semilla del Diablo is a 1900 gothic fiction and witch fiction novel by Ira Levin. It takes readers to Upper West Side, New York, N.Y. and Bramford in the 1960s. Characters include Rosemary Woodhouse, Guy Woodhouse and Roman Castevet. Key subjects include Satanism, apartment houses, pregnant women and spirit posession.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, and 267 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 65 editions across 7 languages.
At about 251 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About Semilla del Diablo
She is a housewife—young, healthy, blissfully happy. He is an actor—charismatic and ambitious. The spacious, sun-filled apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side is their dream home—a dream that turns into an unspeakable nightmare. . . . Enter the chilling world of Ira Levin—where terror is as near as your new neighbors . . . and where evil wears the most innocent face of all. . . . --front flap
Opening line
“Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse had signed a lease on a five-room apartment in a geometric white house on First Avenue when they received word, from a woman named Mrs. Cortez, that a four-room apartment in the Bramford had become available.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Semilla del Diablo?
Semilla del Diablo was written by Ira Levin and first published in 1900.
What genre is Semilla del Diablo?
It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Witch Fiction, Demons & Devils and Horror.
How long is Semilla del Diablo?
The median edition has 251 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Semilla del Diablo?
Readers who like it often enjoy City of Bones, Thinner and Stephen King Goes to the Movies.
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