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Isabel Allende

Chilean writer (born 1942)
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Summary

Isabel Allende was born on August 2, 1942[1], in Lima[2]. She has worked as a voice actor[3], screenwriter[4], children's writer[5], novelist[6], and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.4% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,537 views/month, #3,986 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Paula Frías Allende[9], Nicolás Frías Allende[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11], Chile[12]
  • Occupation: journalist[13]
  • Educated at: Liceo Nº 1 Javiera Carrera[14]
  • Notable work: The House of the Spirits[15], Zorro[16], A Long Petal of the Sea[17]
  • Award received: National Prize for Literature (Chile)[18], Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award[19], California Hall of Fame[20], American Book Awards[21], Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service[22], Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[23], honorary doctorate[24], BBC 100 Women[25], Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso[26], honorary doctor of Harvard University[27], Alcalá City Awards[28], honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile[29], Presidential Medal of Freedom[30], Carl Sandburg Literary Award[31]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters[32]
  • Sex or gender: female[33]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[34]
  • Movement: feminism[35], magic realism[36]
  • Commons category: Isabel Allende[37]
  • Family name: Allende[38]
  • Given name: Isabel[39], Angelica[40]
  • Official website: https://isabelallende.com[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Isabel Allende[42]
  • Commons gallery: Isabel Allende[43]
  • Relative: Salvador Allende[44], Laura Allende[45], Ramón Huidobro Domínguez[46]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Isabel Allende include 9778 Isabelallende[47].

Why It Matters

Isabel Allende has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Works attributed to her include The House of the Spirits[50], a literary work[51], founded in 1982[52]; City of the Beasts[53], a literary work[54]; Eva Luna[55], a literary work[56]; Daughter of Fortune[57], a literary work[58]; Paula[59], a written work[60]; and Of Love and Shadows[61], a literary work[62]. Entities named for her include 9778 Isabelallende[47].

FAQs

Where was Isabel Allende born?

Isabel Allende's place of birth was Lima[2].

What did Isabel Allende do for work?

Isabel Allende worked as a voice actor[3], screenwriter[4], children's writer[5], novelist[6], and writer[7].

Where did Isabel Allende go to school?

Isabel Allende was educated at Liceo Nº 1 Javiera Carrera[14].

What awards did Isabel Allende receive?

Honors received include National Prize for Literature (Chile)[18], Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award[19], California Hall of Fame[20], and American Book Awards[21].

Related Entities

Chile Lima Salvador Allende United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] ↑ . Latin American Women Writers: an Encyclopedia. Retrieved . clarin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . harvard.edu. Retrieved . harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [30] ↑ . cbc.ca. cbc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . chipublib.org. chipublib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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