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"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel
Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973
coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of
refugees today. Allende sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss how she
drew on facts to tell her story, and why her last three books have dealt
with the fates of displaced people.
Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973
coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of
refugees today. Allende sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss how she
drew on facts to tell her story, and why her last three books have dealt
with the fates of displaced people.
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