Isabel Allende (Author of The House of the Spirits)

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Isabel Allende

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in Lima, Peru

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Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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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 (欧宝娱乐 Author), Magda Bogin (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 300,472 ratings — published 1982 — 474 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 3.94 avg rating — 137,363 ratings — published 1998 — 44 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 (欧宝娱乐 Author), Nick Caistor (Translator), Amanda Hopkinson (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 108,991 ratings — published 2019 — 8 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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	The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (欧宝娱乐 Author), Francis Riddle (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 54,456 ratings — published 2023 — 8 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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“The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.”
― Isabel Allende

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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.”
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