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Two Words by Allende Isabel

Isabel Allende is a renowned Chilean-American writer known for her works exploring Latin American culture and the experiences of women. Some of her most famous novels include The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna. Allende had a turbulent childhood and was influenced by the political instability in Chile. She uses magical realism as a style to blend elements of realism and fantasy. Allende has received many honors for her writing, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.

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Two Words by Allende Isabel

Isabel Allende is a renowned Chilean-American writer known for her works exploring Latin American culture and the experiences of women. Some of her most famous novels include The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna. Allende had a turbulent childhood and was influenced by the political instability in Chile. She uses magical realism as a style to blend elements of realism and fantasy. Allende has received many honors for her writing, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.

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TWO WORDS BY

ALLENDE ISABEL
Introduction of Author / Isabel Allende
■ A Chilean American Short story writer
■ Born on 2 August, 1942
■ An international audience for Latin America’s women writers
■ Belongs to a poor family, parents divorced when she was only 3
■ She made up her mind against male-dominated society by the living of her Grandfather
Determined to work as a young women
■ Started writing as Journalist
■ Prominent journalist in TV and magazines in 1970.
■ Established the Isabel Allende Foundation in her daughter’s honor (Paulo) On 9 December,
1996
■ Economic and social justice for women
Themes

■ Power of words
■ Nature of women
■ Realization
■ Irony
■ Courage
■ Loneliness
■ Social construct of gender
Critical Analysis

■ Third person omniscient narrator


■ Harsh climate of South America, social poverty, political instability
■ Hardships of Belisa
■ Magic Realism
■ Belisa’s struggle
■ Her turning point (Rebels)
■ Interaction with Colonel
Writing style

■ Magic realism
■ Links myth and fantasy with life
■ Influences on Magic realism : underlying forces, religion, superstition, passion, myth
and magic
Impact of Feminist literary movement

■ Turbulent childhood
■ Political upheavel
■ Boundedness of her mother
■ Death of her daughter
■ Called as literary legend by Latino Leaders Magazine
■ 3rd most influential Latino leader
Works

■ The house of the spirits


■ Of love and shadow
■ Eva Luna
■ Paula
■ Aphrodite
Awards

■ In 2014, Presidential Medal of Freedom


■ Chilean National Literature Prize for 2011
■ Top ten most powerful women writers in the world, by Forbes

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