The Porcelain Fat Lady

The Porcelain Fat Lady (Spanish: La gorda de porcelana) is a children's story by the Chilean writer Isabel Allende.

The story deals with Don Cornelio, who in the beginning lives a boring and monotonous life as a typist in a notary agency.

She fascinates him from the very first moment, winks at him, and so he is prepared to pay an entire month's salary for her.

For Fantasía Don Cornelio gives up his job after 20 years of loyal work, and starts a whole new life.

He conquers his shyness, talks to all the people in the park he has seen all the years before during his breaks and becomes a colourfully dressed and very happy ice cream and chestnut seller.