Isabel Allende

Acting

Born: 1942-08-02
From: Lima, Peru
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

Isabel Allende Llona

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).

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Awards & Nominations18 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

BBC 100 Women

2018
🏆 Won

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

2017
🏆 Won

California Hall of Fame

2016
🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

2014
🏆 Won

honorary doctor of Harvard University

2014
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Carl Sandburg Literary Award

2013
🏆 Won

Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award

2012
🏆 Won

Alcalá City Awards

2011
🏆 Won

Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

2010
🏆 Won

National Prize for Literature (Chile)

2010
🏆 Won

honorary doctorate

2007
🏆 Won

Great Immigrants Award

2006
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

2005
🏆 Won

Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service

2004
🏆 Won

Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso

2003
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

City of the Beasts

2003
🏆 Won

WILLA Literary Award

2000
🏆 Won

American Book Awards

1989
🏆 Won

Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada

1985
🏆 Won

honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile