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 — 296,749 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 — 136,731 ratings — published 1998 — 205 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 — 107,829 ratings — published 2019 — 118 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 — 52,541 ratings — published 2023 — 4 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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Trilog铆a Involuntaria (3 books)
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Magda Bogin (Translator)

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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right

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Temporada de huracanes

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Quotes by Isabel Allende (?)

“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.”
― Isabel Allende

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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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Frederick Backman

13 votes, 10.6%

Karin Slaughter

12 votes, 9.8%

Kazuo Ishiguro

12 votes, 9.8%

Astrid Lindgren

11 votes, 8.9%

Isabel Allende

10 votes, 8.1%

Terry Pratchett

9 votes, 7.3%

Tess Gerritsen

7 votes, 5.7%

Simone van der Vlugt

7 votes, 5.7%

Hanna Bervoets

6 votes, 4.9%

Ian McEwan

4 votes, 3.3%

Juli Zeh

4 votes, 3.3%

David Baldacci

4 votes, 3.3%

Tonke Dragt

4 votes, 3.3%

Jane Gardam

4 votes, 3.3%

Anne Rice

3 votes, 2.4%

Nicci French

2 votes, 1.6%

Paul Biegel

2 votes, 1.6%

Rick Riordan

2 votes, 1.6%

Emily Kocken

2 votes, 1.6%

Thomas Verbogt

2 votes, 1.6%

Naima El Bezaz

1 vote, 0.8%

John Grisham

1 vote, 0.8%

Bart Moeyaert

1 vote, 0.8%

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