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Biography
Isabel Allende is a Chilean-American writer. She is best 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).
Awards & recognition
- BBC 100 Women · 2018
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards · 2017
- California Hall of Fame · 2016
- honorary doctor of Harvard University · 2014
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2014
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- Carl Sandburg Literary Award · 2013
- Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award · 2012
- Alcalá City Awards · 2011
- Library of Congress Prize — American Fiction · 2010
- National Prize — Literature (Chile) · 2010
- honorary doctorate · 2007
- Great Immigrants Award · 2006
- Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service · 2004
- Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso · 2003
- WILLA Literary Award · 2000
- American Book Awards · 1989
- Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada · 1985
- honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile
- Locus Award — Best Young Adult Book · 2005 · nominated
- Locus Award — Best Young Adult Book · 2003 · nominated
Filmography8 titles
The House of the Spirits
2026Executive Producer, Novel
2026Executive Producer, Novel
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
2021as Self
2021as Self
Jane the Virgin
2014as Isabel Allende
2014as Isabel Allende
The House of the Spirits
1993Novel
1993Novel
The Power of the Heart
2014as Self
2014as Self
A Fierce Green Fire
2013as Narrator (voice)
2013as Narrator (voice)
Of Love and Shadows
1994Novel
1994Novel
Santiago Files
2011as Self
2011as Self