Isabel Allende

Allende in Germany, 2015 Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as ''The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espíritus'', 1982) and ''City of the Beasts'' (''La ciudad de las bestias'', 2002), 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.

Allende's novels are often based upon her personal experience and historical events and pay homage to the lives of women, while weaving together elements of myth and realism. She has lectured and toured U.S. colleges to teach literature. Fluent in English, Allende was granted United States citizenship in 1993, having lived in California since 1989. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Maya's notebook : a novel / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 2013
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    Of love and shadows / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1987
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    La casa de los espíritus / Isabel Allende. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1988
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    Eva Luna / by Isabel Allende ; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1988
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    The Japanese lover : a novel / Isabel Allende ; translated by Nick Caistor and Amanda Hopkinson. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 2015
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    Cuentos de Eva Luna / Isabel Allende. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1990
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    La gorda de porcelana / Isabel Allende ; illustraciones de Fernando Krahn. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1984
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    The stories of Eva Luna / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1992
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    Paula / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1995
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    The house of the spirits / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 1986
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    Portrait in sepia / by Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 2001
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    Conversations with Isabel Allende / edited by John Rodden ; foreword by Isabel Allende. by Allende, Isabel

    Published 2004
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