Isabel Allende

ISABEL ALLENDE

Isabel Allende is a Chilean writer, who was born in Lima in 1942. Daughter of a Chilean diplomat was the one who instilled the passion for literature, Isabel Allende studied journalism. While she started writing plays and children's stories, she worked as an editor and columnist in newspapers and television. In 1960 Isabel Allende joined of FAO, the United Nations organization, which deals with the improvement of living standards of the population.

In 1962 she married with Miguel Frias, with whom he had two children, in 1987 they divorced. In 1973 he was exiled to Caracas a result of a Pinochet coup, is here where Isabel start their library production.

The first great novel of Isabel Allende was The House of the Spirits, definitely established her as one of the great Spanish American writers of all time and their work it became immediately into a best – seller in United Estates, Europe and Spain.

Eleven years later, for putting them on sale they made the film adaptation, fact which involved an international success, “The house of the spirits, 1993”.  The author collaborated in preparing the script and various international actors for example; Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas y Vanessa Redgrave.

Two years later the author wrote “The house of the spirits” he wrote “De Amor y de sombra” this book made ​​clear to international critical I hadn’t just by chance the success of his first book.

But throughout his life Isabel Allende, to written more great works for example; Eva Luna (1987), The Infinite Plan (1991), Paula (1994), Aphrodite (1998), Daughter of Fortune (1999), Portrait in Sepia (2000) and the book of memoirs My invented country (2003).  Allende translated their works to over 25 languages and are found in the lists of not only American but rather international sales.

In 2010 she won the national prize for literature of Chile and today is 71 years old.