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Isabel Allende

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pablo Neruda

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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 (Goodreads Author), Magda Bogin (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 245,501 ratings — published 1982 — 253 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughter of Fortune 3.93 avg rating — 126,981 ratings — published 1998 — 110 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author), Nick Caistor (Translator), Amanda Hopkinson (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 85,948 ratings — published 2019 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Japanese Lover 3.86 avg rating — 78,813 ratings — published 2015 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Violeta 4.03 avg rating — 57,966 ratings — published 2022 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eva Luna 3.99 avg rating — 49,646 ratings — published 1987 — 214 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paula 4.17 avg rating — 43,296 ratings — published 1994 — 189 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Island Beneath the Sea 4.09 avg rating — 39,803 ratings — published 2009 — 142 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	In the Midst of Winter 3.70 avg rating — 39,536 ratings — published 2017 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Involuntary trilogy (3 books)
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Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author),

Magda Bogin (Translator)

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Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar (3 books)
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“The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.”
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“Write what should not be forgotten.”
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“The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything.”
― Isabel Allende, City of the Beasts

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Casa spiritelor de Isabel Allende

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Ciuma de Albert Camus

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Istoria asediului Lisabonei de José Saramago

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The Shadow Lines de Amitav Ghosh

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