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).
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