num_pages: 371
description: A novel about the death of Eva Peron. Faced with losing her, her husband decided to make her immortal by having her preserved and put on display as Saint Evita. Hidden, hijacked, replicated, buried and resurrected, her body became a focus for mystical adoration as well as for carnal love.
language: English
title: Santa Evita
titlecomplete: Santa Evita
genres: Literary Fiction, Latin American, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, Latin American Literature, Historical, Novels, Magical Realism, Spanish Literature
ratings_count: 2682
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Doubleday