Author Isabel Allende is a Chilean-American writer. Although originally born in Lima, Peru, she relocated to Chile at the age of three. She identifies herself as Chilean. “Isabel Allende was born in Lima, Peru, and moved to Chile when she was three years old; she comes from a major Chilean political family and identifies herself as a Chilean. Her childhood was spent with her maternal grandparents in Santiago, Chile, following the divorce of her parents.” (McCann) “Isabel Allende, daughter of Francisca Llona Barros and Tomás Allende and niece of former Chilean president Salvador Allende Gossens, was born in Lima, Peru, where her father was serving as a diplomat. When she was three years old, her parents divorced and her mother took her home
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In the year 1982, Isabel Allende officially completed her first novel, (The House of the Spirits) but it was very difficult to find a publisher back then because she was a woman; it was very arduous. “She finished the book in 1982, but because Latin American editors were prejudiced against women writers and were used to reading shorter works, finding a publisher was difficult.” (Stone) Isabel did not give up without a fight and she continued to find a publisher. She was resolute. “Eventually a literary agent in Spain placed the work with a Barcelona publisher, and the book was published in 1982.” …show more content…
In her short story titled, ‘Revenge’ it starts off by describing the main character named Dulce Rose Orellano. Isabel Allende describes her as “...girl had charm and that she could play piano and dance like no one else…” (Allende 301) Isabel Allende also explains how the character is the daughter of a politician, Senator Anselmo Orellano, which relates back to the author Allende who comes from a very political family. Another example of this would also be how in her another short story titled, ‘Two Words’, the main character, Belisa Crepusculario, sells ‘words’. “She made her living selling words. She journeyed through the country from the high cold mountains to burning coasts, stopping at fairs and in markets where she set up four poles covered by a canvas awning under which she took refuge from the sun and rain to minister her customers.” (Allende
In the year 1982, Isabel Allende officially completed her first novel, (The House of the Spirits) but it was very difficult to find a publisher back then because she was a woman; it was very arduous. “She finished the book in 1982, but because Latin American editors were prejudiced against women writers and were used to reading shorter works, finding a publisher was difficult.” (Stone) Isabel did not give up without a fight and she continued to find a publisher. She was resolute. “Eventually a literary agent in Spain placed the work with a Barcelona publisher, and the book was published in 1982.” …show more content…
In her short story titled, ‘Revenge’ it starts off by describing the main character named Dulce Rose Orellano. Isabel Allende describes her as “...girl had charm and that she could play piano and dance like no one else…” (Allende 301) Isabel Allende also explains how the character is the daughter of a politician, Senator Anselmo Orellano, which relates back to the author Allende who comes from a very political family. Another example of this would also be how in her another short story titled, ‘Two Words’, the main character, Belisa Crepusculario, sells ‘words’. “She made her living selling words. She journeyed through the country from the high cold mountains to burning coasts, stopping at fairs and in markets where she set up four poles covered by a canvas awning under which she took refuge from the sun and rain to minister her customers.” (Allende