 First edition (Spanish) | |
| Author | José Donoso |
|---|---|
| Original title | El lugar sin límites |
| Translator | Suzanne Jill Levine |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Sun & Moon Press |
Publication date | 1966 |
| Publication place | Chile |
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 transgender woman 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]
- ^ Cited in Selena Millares' "Introducción" to the Cátedra edition of the novel, p. 56, n. 70.