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Isabel Allende, author portrait
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Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende, born in Peru and raised in Chile, is a novelist, feminist, and philanthropist. She is one of the most widely read authors in the world, having sold more than eighty million copies of her books across forty-two languages. She is the author of several bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The Wind Knows My Name, Violeta, A Long Petal of the Sea, The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and Paula. In addition to her work as a writer, Isabel devotes much of her time to human rights causes. She has received fifteen honorary doctorates, been inducted into the California Hall of Fame, and received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and in 2018, she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She lives in California with her husband and dogs.

You can visit Isabel Allende at IsabelAllende.com or follow her on Instagram @AllendeIsabel, on Facebook at Facebook.com/IsabelAllende and on X @IsabelAllende
Perla and the Pirate
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
The Wind Knows My Name
Perla The Mighty Dog
Violeta [English Edition]
A Long Petal of the Sea
The Soul of a Woman
The House of the Spirits

Inside the Book: Isabel Allende (A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA)

Books

Perla and the Pirate
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
The Wind Knows My Name
Perla The Mighty Dog
Violeta [English Edition]
A Long Petal of the Sea
The Soul of a Woman
The House of the Spirits

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Inside the Book: Isabel Allende (A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA)