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Isabel Allende
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1942
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts, which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author." In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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About Isabel Allende
Birth
1942
First book
1982
Years writing
44
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts, which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author." In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Isabel Allende is globally recognized as the most widely read living author in the Spanish language.
Her prolific career spans nearly a hundred works exploring fiction, history, and human relationships.
Before establishing herself as a novelist, Allende built a solid professional background in journalism.
Her masterpiece, The House of the Spirits, is an undisputed benchmark of contemporary literature.
Born in Peru and holding Chilean and American citizenship, her life has been defined by a deeply cosmopolitan character.
