The House of the Spirits

by

Isabel Allende

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Rostipov Character Analysis

A Rumanian magician. When Clara stops speaking and Dr. Cuevas’s treatments fail to cure her, Nívea takes Clara to see Rostipov. He says Clara is silent because she simply does not want to speak, and claims that she will speak when she is ready, which is exactly what Clara does.
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Rostipov Character Timeline in The House of the Spirits

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Chapter 3: Clara the Clairvoyant
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...to terrify Clara. Finally, Severo and Nívea take Clara to see a Rumanian magician named Rostipov, who tells them that Clara does not speak because she doesn’t want to. Clara’s parents... (full context)