Isabel Angelica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer whose novels, including The House of the Spirits (1982) and City of the Beasts (2002), sometimes carry aspects of the magical realism genre and have been commercially successful; she has been called the world's most widely read Spanish-language author. Her novels are often based on her personal experience and historical events and pay homage to the lives of women, weaving together elements of myth and realism. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2004, received Chile's National Literature Prize in 2010, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2014. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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AwardAlcalá City Awards, 2011. 1 AwardAmerican Book Awards, 1989. 1 AwardAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards, 2017. 1 AwardCalifornia Hall of Fame, 2016. 1 AwardCarl Sandburg Literary Award, 2013. 1 AwardCommon Wealth Award of Distinguished Service, 2004. 1 AwardGreat Immigrants Award, 2006. 1 AwardHans Christian Andersen Literature Award, 2012. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of Harvard University, 2014. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile. 1 Awardhonorary doctorate, 2007. 1 AwardLibrary of Congress Prize for American Fiction, 2010. 1 AwardNational Prize for Literature (Chile), 2010. 1 AwardPremio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada, 1985. 1 AwardPremio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso, 2003. 1 AwardPresidential Medal of Freedom, 2014. 1 AwardWILLA Literary Award, 2000. 1 Classification
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Isabel Angelica Allende Llona ... is a Chilean-American writer.
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1942-08-02
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Isabel Angelica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer whose novels, including The House of the Spirits (1982) and City of the Beasts (2002), sometimes carry aspects of the magical realism genre and have been commercially successful; she has been called the world's most widely read Spanish-language author.
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Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: National Prize for Literature (Chile)
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: California Hall of Fame
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: American Book Awards
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: honorary doctorate
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: BBC 100 Women
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: honorary doctor of Harvard University
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Alcalá City Awards
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Carl Sandburg Literary Award
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Great Immigrants Award
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: WILLA Literary Award
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
Award: Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful.
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The House of the Spirits (Spanish: La casa de los espiritus, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende.
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