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Isabel Allende

1942 - Today

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Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] ; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author." In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isabel Allende is the 283rd most popular writer (down from 238th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Peru and the 2nd most popular Peruvian Writer.

Isabel Allende is most famous for her novel "The House of the Spirits," which tells the story of three generations of women in her family.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Isabel Allende ranks 283 out of 7,302. Before her are Pär Lagerkvist, Anna Komnene, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Valmiki, and Germaine de Staël. After her are Kenzaburō Ōe, Pierre Corneille, Ludovico Ariosto, Marcus Terentius Varro, Eckhart Tolle, and Patrick Modiano.

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Among people born in 1942, Isabel Allende ranks 19. Before her are Jimi Hendrix, Harrison Ford, Bob Ross, Dino Zoff, Barbra Streisand, and Peter Handke. After her are Neilia Hunter Biden, Scatman John, Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, John Sulston, and Leo Beenhakker.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Isabel Allende ranks 4 out of 287. Before her are Mario Vargas Llosa (1936), Atahualpa (1502), and Lina Medina (1933). After her are Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920), Alberto Fujimori (1938), Carlos Castaneda (1925), Túpac Amaru (1545), Pachacuti (1380), Manco Cápac (1250), Rose of Lima (1586), and Túpac Amaru II (1738).

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Among WRITERS In Peru

Among writers born in Peru, Isabel Allende ranks 2. Before her are Mario Vargas Llosa (1936). After her are Carlos Castaneda (1925), Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), César Vallejo (1892), Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), José Carlos Mariátegui (1894), José María Arguedas (1911), Ciro Alegría (1909), Ricardo Palma (1833), Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929), and Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854).

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