Hi! Thanks for the question.
I have found some biographical references to Isabel Allende the great
author of such books as The House of the Spirits. Some of these
articles describe her talents and importance in the literary scene.
Facts:
"Allende worked as a journalist in Chile (women's magazine “Paula”,
children's magazine “Mampato”, television shows and movie
documentaries) from 1964 to 1973, when she was forced to flee to
Venezuela after the assassination (1973) of her uncle, Chilean
president Salvador Allende Gossens."
"She has also worked as a journalist from 1975 to 1984 in Venezuela
(newspaper “El Nacional”) and has Published articles in newspapers and
magazines in America and Europe and taught Literature at the
University of Virginia, Charlottesville Montclair College, New Jersey
and the University of California, Berkeley."
"Isabel Allende. Biography and complete works"
http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/allende.htm
"Allende has been named author of the year or had one of her works
named book of the year in Germany, Chile, Switzerland and Mexico.
Allende herself has received honorary doctorates from Bates College,
Dominican College, New York State University and Columbia College. She
is a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France and was
named Feminist of the Year by the Feminist Majority Foundation in
1994."
"Interview | Isabel Allende"
http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/allende.html
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Reviews:
"Isabel Allende is one of Latin America's foremost female writers.
Through translation, her work has received acclaim in the United
States as well."
"Allende is considered to be part of the Latin American feminist
literary awakening. History and culture have influenced the way in
which she writes about her experiences."
"Allende deals with politics, history, and social institutions in a
way that is all but passive."
"Isabel Allende"
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Allende.html
"The Times of London heralded Allende as having 'the rare ability to
blend fantasy and legend with political fact and a well-plotted
narrative to produce an enchanted world unlike anything else in
contemporary fiction.' The New York Times called the book 'a unique
achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past,
present and future of Latin America.'"
"Critical accolades have greeted the publication of each of Allende's
books, which have commonly been cited for their compassion,
imagination, humor and originality."
"Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende"
http://www.oprah.com/obc/pastbooks/isabel_allende/obc_pb_20000217_bio.jhtml
"She continued to produce novels based in part on her own experience,
often focusing on the experience of women, weaving myth and realism
together. She has lectured and done extensive book tours, and has
taught literature at colleges in Virginia, New Jersey and California."
About.com - Isabel Allende
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_allende_isabel.htm
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