La gorda de porcelana
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La gorda de porcelana is a children's story written by Isabel Allende. It deals with Don Cornelio, who in the beginning lives a boring and monotonous life. But one day his life changes - the day when he see La gorda de porcelana in a store and decides to buy her (also named Fantasía). From this day (which is point-of-no-return in the story) his life changes and he become a man, who is more colourful and more happy.
[edit] Inspiration for the Story
The story might be a story about the regime in Chile (with Pinochet as dictator). And at the same time, the story is written when Isabel Allende got a divorce from her first husband in 1973, and because of that it's understandable, that she writes a story about the main character Don Cornelio, who lives a monotonous life (just like she did while she was married).
