Profession: Writer
Biography: Dubbed "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author," Allende is best known for such commercially successful novels as "The House of the Spirits" (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and "City of the Beasts" (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002).
In addition to her career as a renowned author, Allende has devoted much of her life to human rights, establishing "The Isabel Allende Foundation" in 1996 to promote and protect women's rights worldwide.
Born: August 2, 1942
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Age: 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Leo
Historical Events
- 1981-01-08 Isabel Allende begins a letter to her dying grandfather that will become her first novel "The House of the Spirits"
- 2015-08-03 Chilean-born author Isabel Allende receives the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama
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