Hell Has No Limits
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| Hell Has No Limits | |
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1st edition (Spanish) |
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| Author(s) | José Donoso |
| Original title | El lugar sin límites |
| Translator | Suzanne Jill Levine |
| Country | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Sun & Moon Press |
| Publication date | 1966 |
| Published in English |
1972 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 142 |
| ISBN | 1-55713-275-5 |
This article is about the novel. For the film, see El lugar sin límites (film).
Hell Has No Limits (Spanish: El lugar sin límites, The Place Without Limits) is a 1966 novel written by Chilean José Donoso. The novel 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 is considered a piercing investigation of values and identity.[citation needed]
[edit] Film adaptation
In 1978 the book was made into a film of the same name.
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