Isabel Allende
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Isabel Allende was born in 1942 in Lima, Peru, the daughter of a Chilean diplomat. When her parents separated, young Isabel moved with her mother to Chile, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She married at the age of 19 and had two children, Paula and Nicolas. Her uncle was Salvador toon meer Allende, the president of Chile. When he was overthrown in the coup of 1973, she fled Chile, moving to Caracas, Venezuela. While living in Venezuela, Allende began writing her novels, many of them exploring the close family bonds between women. Her first novel, The House of the Spirits, has been translated into 27 languages, and was later made into a film. She then wrote Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and The Stories of Eva Luna, all set in Latin America. The Infinite Plan was her first novel to take place in the United States. She explores the issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees in her novel, In The Midst of Winter. In Paula, Allende wrote her memoirs in connection with her daughter's illness and death. She delved into the erotic connections between food and love in Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses. In addition to writing books, Allende has worked as a TV interviewer, magazine writer, school administrator, and a secretary at a U.N. office in Chile. She received the 1996 Harold Washington Literacy Award. She lives in California. Her title Maya's Notebook made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Ontwarringsbericht:
(eng) Isabel Allende Llona (b. 1942), Chilean born novelist (US citizen since 2003). Do not confuse with María Isabel Allende Bussi (b. 1945), daughter of former Chilean president Salvador Allende; cousin of the novelist.
Fotografie: Photo by Robert Birnbaum (courtesy of the photographer)
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Werken van Isabel Allende
Lovers at the Museum - story 71 exemplaren
[unidentified works] 12 exemplaren
Giving Birth, Finding Form: Three Writers Explore Their Lives, Their Loves, Their Art (1993) 5 exemplaren
Was ik maar thuisgebleven 3 exemplaren
El sexo y yo 2 exemplaren
Kaderin Kizi; Hija de La Fortuna 1 exemplaar
Mano i¿Łgalvota ¿Łalis: [romanas] 1 exemplaar
මායාවාස 1 exemplaar
ඊවා කී අපූරු කතා 1 exemplaar
ඊවා කී අපූරු කතා - 2 : දෙවන වෙළුම 1 exemplaar
මුහුද යට දිවයින 1 exemplaar
Il regno del drago d'oro 1 exemplaar
QYTETI I SHTAZEVE 1 exemplaar
Kraljestvo zlatega zmaja 1 exemplaar
Um lugar sem nome 1 exemplaar
La historia Real de una familia de Novela 1 exemplaar
Things I overheard while talking to myself 1 exemplaar
Denizin Uzun Tacyapragi 1 exemplaar
Asktan ve Gölgeden 1 exemplaar
Revenge 1 exemplaar
Times were very hard in the south 1 exemplaar
mio zio, un eroe del secolo 1 exemplaar
Passie en liefde 1 exemplaar
Paula, Part 1 1 exemplaar
Clarisa [short story] 1 exemplaar
Cuentos Selectos 1 exemplaar
Maya naplója 1 exemplaar
The Judge's Wife 1 exemplaar
Simple María 1 exemplaar
Impunity 1 exemplaar
The Little Heidelberg 1 exemplaar
The Girls 1 exemplaar
Allende I. - D’AMORE E OMBRA. 1 exemplaar
La abuela Panchita 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1942-08-02
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- Chili
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- Chile
- Geboorteplaats
- Lima, Peru
- Woonplaatsen
- San Rafael, California, USA
- Beroepen
- Journaliste
auteur - Relaties
- Allende, Salvador (oom)
- Organisaties
- Isabel Allende Foundation
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Gabriela Mistral Order of Merit (1994)
Feminist of the Year Award ( [1994])
Honorary Doctorate (Letters ∙ Bates College ∙ 1994)
Honorary Citizen (Austin ∙ Texas ∙ USA ∙ 1995)
Read About Me Literary Award ( [1996])
Dorothy and Lilian Gish Prize (toon alle 7)
Hans Christian Andersen Deense Literatuurprijs (2012) - Korte biografie
- Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of eight novels, including, most recently, Violeta, Zorro, Portrait in Sepia, and Daughter of Fortune. She has also written a collection of stories; three memoirs, including My Invented Country and Paula; and a trilogy of children's novels. Her books have been translated into more than twenty-seven languages and have become bestsellers across four continents. In 2004 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Isabel Allende lives in California.
- Ontwarringsbericht
- Isabel Allende Llona (b. 1942), Chilean born novelist (US citizen since 2003).
Do not confuse with María Isabel Allende Bussi (b. 1945), daughter of former Chilean president Salvador Allende; cousin of the novelist.
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November 2018: Isabel Allende in Monthly Author Reads (oktober 2021)
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Monthly Author Read for September in Monthly Author Reads (september 2011)
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