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SPEAKER_05: of a master storyteller. From family-centric sagas and spirit-laden worlds to coming-of-age tales illustrating complex interpersonal and political dynamics, our dreamer of the day has used her pen to highlight the magic of reality. I'm talking about author Isabel Allende. Isabel was born in 1942 in Peru to Chilean parents Tomas and Francisca Allende. Her father was the second secretary of the Chilean embassy and came from a family that was highly regarded in Chilean politics. Isabel's father disappeared in 1945, and her mother remarried to another Chilean diplomat named Ramon Widobro. Many of Isabel's early years were spent moving from embassy to embassy. She spent significant time in Bolivia and Lebanon. She finally settled closer to home when her stepfather was named ambassador to Argentina. Isabel finished her schooling in Chile before getting married and starting a career as a journalist. However, her newfound stability flew out the window in 1973. Isabel's second cousin, Chilean president Salvador Allende, the first elected socialist president of Chile, was assassinated in a CIA-backed coup in favor of fascist general Augusto Pinochet. This was not a win for the Chilean people. Isabel, her mother, and her stepfather were forced to go into exile. Isabel fled to Venezuela, where she stayed for 13 years. During that time, Isabel learned that her beloved grandfather was terminally ill, and she started writing him a long letter.
SPEAKER_07: Almost knowing that he would never be able to read it, it was sort of a spiritual letter. The letter evolved into her first novel
SPEAKER_05: called The House of Spirits, which tells the tale of a family saga amidst the turbulent history of an unnamed country. It was a massive critical and commercial success. She quickly followed her debut novel with three more and a famous collection of short stories called The Stories of Eva Luna. Those five works, as well as many of Isabel's subsequent books, are considered excellent examples of magical realism, a genre particularly associated with the literary history of South America, in which realistic fiction is overlaid with elements of fantasy and myth. Other famous authors of magical realism include Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges. Isabel's books are rooted in illustrations of South American politics, reflections of her personal experiences, and examinations of the roles of women in Latin American cultures. She's credited her experience of exile for turning her into a serious writer by breaking the chains of the patriarchal society she grew up in. She once wrote, quote, "'I don't think I would be a writer "'if I had stayed in Chile. "'I would be trapped in the chores and the family "'and the person that people expected me to be.'" In 1988, Isabel moved to California after marrying American attorney Willie Gordon. She continues to live in California to this day, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She also continues to write prolifically in a variety of genres, including memoir.
SPEAKER_07: I want to connect. I really want to connect. I want the reader to feel that I'm talking just to that person. And I want to have the feeling that I have touched somebody deeply.
SPEAKER_05: To date, she's written 23 books. Isabel Allende used magic to illuminate truth. By turning her dreams into reality, she became one of the great modern literary figures of Latin America. Tune in tomorrow for the story of another incredible dreamer. We'll be traveling back in time to 16th century Italy to meet a famed actress, poet, musician, and playwright. This month of Encyclopedia Womanica is brought to you by Casper. Casper mattresses and products let today's dreamers get the sleep they need to turn their ideas into reality. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and the brain behind this amazing collection of women. Talk to you tomorrow.
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