Hell Has No Limits

This article is about the novel. For the film, see The Place Without Limits.
Hell Has No Limits

First edition (Spanish)
Author José Donoso
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

Notes

  1. Cited in Selena Millares' "Introducción" to the Cátedra edition of the novel, p. 56, n. 70.


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