Actor · Novel · Short Story · Executive Producer
Born Aug 2, 1942 · Lima, Peru
Active 1982–present · Awards: National Prize for Literature (Chile), Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award, California Hall of Fame, American Book Awards, Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, honorary doctorate, BBC 100 Women
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).