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 |
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.
In 1978 the book was made into a film of the same name.
ISBN 84-376-1776-6