Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is a Chilean-American novelist known for magical realism and multigenerational family sagas.
Her debut *The House of the Spirits* (1982) established her international reputation.
Much of her work draws on Latin American history, feminism, and her own family's experiences, including her father's cousin Salvador Allende, Chile's deposed president: I've read every Isabel Allende novel.
Writer of prose narratives
- writerCreator of texts
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- PaulaLatin name meaning humble
- memoirWritten personal recollection
fiction · prose · manuscript · publishing · literary · narrative · imagination · characterization
Chile's largest city
- PinochetChilean military autocrat
- exileBanishment from homeland
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- ValparaisoChilean coastal metropolis
Andes · Patagonia · Atacama · copper · vineyard · empanada · Pablo Neruda · diaspora
Beyond natural explanation
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- ClaraName meaning clear
prophecy · mysticism · dreamlike · surreal · enchantment · folklore · mythology · ancestral
Inalienable personal freedoms
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
humanitarian · awareness · empowerment · refugee · immigrant rights · education · speaker · public intellectual
Speech from adult females
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
- female protagonistsCentral women in narratives
- genderSocial identity category
equality · patriarchy · resilience · strength · independence · sisterhood · motherhood · women's rights
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- writerCreator of texts
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- PaulaLatin name meaning humble
memoir · fiction · prose · manuscript · publishing · literary · narrative · imagination · characterization · dialogue
Santiago
Chile's largest city
Valparaiso · Andes · Patagonia · Atacama · copper · vineyard · empanada · Pablo Neruda · diaspora · military dictatorship
supernatural
Beyond natural explanation
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
Clara · prophecy · mysticism · dreamlike · surreal · enchantment · folklore · mythology · ancestral · Gabriel García Márquez
human rights
Inalienable personal freedoms
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- advocacyPleading for a cause
social justice · humanitarian · awareness · empowerment · refugee · immigrant rights · education · speaker · public intellectual · political
women's voices
Speech from adult females
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
- female protagonistsCentral women in narratives
gender · equality · patriarchy · resilience · strength · independence · sisterhood · motherhood · women's rights · sexuality
Isabel AllendeErnest Hemingway
Cormac McCarthy · Samuel Beckett · Anton Chekhov · Albert Camus · naturalism
Isabel AllendeNorman Mailer