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Isabel Allende

2 August 1942 -

Isabel Allende was born on 2 August 2 1942 n Lima, Peru. The niece and goddaughter of Salvador Allende, the former president of Chile, she started her writing career as a journalist. Several months after her uncle's assassination and the overthrow of Chile's coalition government in 1973, Allende left Chile and found refuge in Venezuela. Her first novel, The House of the Spirits (1985), which arose directly out of her exile, became a worldwide bestseller and critical success. She often weaves together elements of myth and realism, or what is known as "magic realist." Her novels are sometimes based on her own childhood and life experiences.

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Subjects
Accessible book, Protected DAISY, Fiction, In library, Chilean Authors, Internet Archive Wishlist, History, Spanish language, Aphrodisiacs, Literary collections, Readers, Translations into English, Chilean literature, Social life and customs, Biography, Chilean Women authors, Grandmothers, Large type books, Man-woman relationships, Novela, Spanish American literature, Adventure and adventurers, Authors, Chilean, Historia, NOVELAS CHILENAS
Places
Chile, California, Amazon River Valley, Chili, Kenya, Los Angeles, South America, Spain, Amazon River Region, America, América Latina, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean Area, Chiloé (Chile), Haiti, Himalaya Mountains, Himalaya Mountains Region, Latin America, Los Angeles (Calif.), San Francisco, Valparaiso
People
Isabel Allende, Allende (Familia), Allende family, Inés Suárez (1507 (ca.)-1580)
Time
20th century, Coup d'état, 1973, 1824-1920, 19th century, 20e siècle, Siglo XX, 1843-1853, 1846-1850, 18th century, 1973 (Coup d'État), Golpe de Estado, 1973, Napoleonic Conquest, 1808-1813, To 1565, To 1846

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Alternative names

  • Isabel Allende Llona

History Created April 1, 2008 · 9 revisions Download catalog record: RDF / JSON

March 31, 2017 Edited by Clean Up Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
May 19, 2012 Edited by CGN Edited without comment.
May 19, 2012 Edited by CGN Added new photo
July 17, 2011 Edited by Passie voor Spanje merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import