VJ Books Presents Author Isabel Allende!
Isabel Allende—novelist, feminist, and philanthropist—is one of the
most widely-read authors in the world, having sold more than 75 million
books. Chilean born in Peru, Isabel won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with
the publication of her first novel, The House of the Spirits, which began as
a letter to her dying grandfather. Since then, she has authored more than
twenty five bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including Daughter
of Fortune, Island Beneath the Sea, Paula, The Japanese Lover, A Long
Petal of the Sea and her most recent memoir, The Soul of a Woman.
Translated into more than forty two languages, Allende’s works entertain
and educate readers by interweaving imaginative stories with significant
historical events.
In addition to her work as a writer, Allende devotes much of her time to
human rights causes. In 1996, following the death of her daughter Paula,
she established a charitable foundation in her honor, which has awarded
grants to more than 100 nonprofits worldwide, delivering life-changing
care to hundreds of thousands of women and girls. More than 8 million
have watched her TED Talks on leading a passionate life.
She has received fifteen honorary doctorates, including one from Harvard
University, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame, received the
PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime
Achievement Award. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Allende
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.
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Isabel Allende Bibliography
Fiction Novels
- The House of the Spirits - 1982
- The Porcelain Fat Lady - 1984
- Of Love and Shadows - 1985
- Eva Luna - 1987
- Two Words - 1989
- The Stories of Eva Luna - 1989
- The Infinite Plan - 1991
- Daughter of Fortune - 1999
- Portrait in Sepia - 2000
- City of the Beasts - 2002
- Kingdom of the Golden Dragon - 2004
- Zorro - 2005
- Forest of the Pygmies - 2005
- Ines of My Soul - 2006
- Island Beneath the Sea - 2010
- Maya's Notebook - 2011
- Ripper - 2014
- The Japanese Lover - 2015
- In the Midst of Winter - 2017
- A Long Petal of the Sea - 2019
Nonfiction
- Paula - 1994
- Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses - 1998
- My Invented Country: A Memoir - 2003
- The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir - 2008
- The Soul of a Woman - 2021
Selected Awards
- Best Novel of the Year (Chile, 1983)
- Panorama Literario Award (Chile, 1983)
- Author of the Year (Germany, 1984)
- Book of the Year (Germany, 1984)
- Grand Prix d’Evasion Award (France, 1984)
- Mulheres Best Foreign Novel Award (Portugal, 1987)
- Quimera Libros Award (Chile, 1987)
- Book of the Year (Switzerland, 1987)
- Best Novel (Mexico, 1985)
- Author of the Year (Germany, 1986)
- Freedom to Write Award, PEN Center West (USA, 1991)
- XLI Bancarella Literary Award (Italy, 1993)
- Brandeis University Major Book Collection Award (USA, 1993)
- Critics’ Choice Award (USA, 1996)
- Books to Remember Award, American Library Association (USA, 1996)
- WILLA Literary Award 2000 (USA, 2000)
- Excellence in International Literature and Arts (USA, 2000)
- Carl Sandburg Literary Award (USA, 2013)
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