IN CONVERSATION WITH Isabel ALLENDE
‘My first novel, The House of the Spirits, was an exercise in nostalgia’
Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author. Her books have sold more than 74 million copies worldwide, including The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea. Her latest book is a feminist memoir, The Soul of a Woman. Isabel lives in California with her husband and two dogs.
I began writing as a journalist for a controversial magazine called Paula in Chile in the late 60s.
We discussed essential topics for women thatexisted, I think it changed Chile’s culture.
