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First edition (Spanish)
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| Author | José Donoso |
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| Original title | El lugar sin límites |
| Translator | Suzanne Jill Levine |
| Country | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Sun & Moon Press |
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Publication date
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1966 |
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Published in English
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1972 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 142 |
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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".
In 1978, the book was made into a film of the same name.