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Isabel Allende

Iberian and Latin American Literature

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/

Facts
Birth Year
1942 1
Birth Date
1942-08-02 1
Award
Alcalá City Awards, 2011. 1
Award
American Book Awards, 1989. 1
Award
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, 2017. 1
Award
BBC 100 Women, 2018. 1
Award
California Hall of Fame, 2016. 1
Award
Carl Sandburg Literary Award, 2013. 1
Award
Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service, 2004. 1
Award
Great Immigrants Award, 2006. 1
Award
Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award, 2012. 1
Award
honorary doctor of Harvard University, 2014. 1
Award
honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile. 1
Award
honorary doctorate, 2007. 1
Award
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, 2010. 1
Award
National Prize for Literature (Chile), 2010. 1
Award
Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada, 1985. 1
Award
Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso, 2003. 1
Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2014. 1
Award
WILLA Literary Award, 2000. 1
Classification
Original Language
Spanish 1
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Source The House of the Spirits (Wikipedia)
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1. Isabel Allende (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Isabel Angelica Allende Llona ... is a Chilean-American writer.
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1942-08-02
  • Original language statement
    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.
  • Lead paragraph
    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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