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Isabel Allende
author profile
born
August 02, 1942
gender
female
place of birth
Lima, Peru
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genre
Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Science Fiction & Fantasy
influences
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pablo Neruda
about this author
Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean-American novelist. Allende, who writes in the "magic realism" tradition, is considered one of the first successful women novelists in Latin America. She has written novels based in part on her own experiences, often focusing on the experiences of women, weaving myth and realism together. She has lectured and done extensive book tours and has taught literature at several US colleges. She currently resides in California with her husband. Allende adopted U.S. citizenship in 2003.
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende avg rating 4.13 — 12,870 ratings — published 1982 82 editions |
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Daughter of Fortune: A Novel by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.79 — 8,913 ratings — published 1999 57 editions |
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Eva Luna by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.90 — 4,072 ratings — published 1985 51 editions |
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Portrait in Sepia: A Novel by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.81 — 3,880 ratings — published 2000 48 editions |
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Paula by Isabel Allende avg rating 4.01 — 2,562 ratings — published 1985 49 editions |
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Zorro by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.68 — 2,346 ratings — published 2005 35 editions |
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Ines of My Soul: A Novel by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.70 — 2,178 ratings — published 2006 33 editions |
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The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.96 — 1,896 ratings — published 1987 56 editions |
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Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.84 — 1,864 ratings — published 1986 56 editions |
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City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende avg rating 3.55 — 1,390 ratings — published 2002 49 editions |
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"The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night."
— Isabel Allende
— Isabel Allende
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