ISABEL ALLENDE

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Born Isabel Allende Llona on

August 2, 1942 in Lima Peru

In 2010 She received Chile’s

National Literature Prize

In 2004 She was inducted

into the American Academy of

Arts and Letters

Became an American citizen

in 2003 and currently resides

in California with her husband

FOUNDATION

• In 1996 Allende

started the Isabel

Allende Foundation

• She wanted to

support programs

that promote and

preserve the

fundamental rights

of women and

children to be

empowered and

protected.

LITERACY CAREER

Magical Realism • “Magical Realism is

characterized as by two

conflicting perspective,

one based on a rational

view of reality and the

other on the acceptance

of the supernatural as

prosaic reality”.

• Isabel uses this style of writing in the majority of her works.

• Books have been translated in over 30 languages and sold more than 56 million copies

• There have been 3 movies made in correlation to her books.• Aphrodite, Eva Luna, and Gift

for a Sweetheart

AWARDS Author of the Year 1984, 1986

Novel of the Year 1983, Book of the Year 1984

Best Novel 1985

Feminist of the Year Award 1994

Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature 1996

Chilean National Prize for Literature 2010

Hans Christina Anderson Literature Award

2011

NOVELS The House of Spirits The Porcelain Fat Lady

Of Love and Shadows The Stories of Eva Luna Eva

Luna

The Infinite Plan Daughter of Fortune

Paula

Portrait in Sepia City of the Beasts

Zorro

My Invented Country Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

Forest of the Pygmies The Sum of Our Days Ines of My

Soul

The Island Beneath the Sea El Cuaderno de Maya

APHRODITE

• This book written in

1998 was placed

on the New York

Times Bestsellers

list.

• This book is a mix

of recipes, stories,

naughty tales and

more.

• It combines sex and

food in a whole new

way.

Opening line begins

with “I repent of my

diets, the delicious

dishes for making love

that I let go by”.

She wrote the book to

remember life after the

lose of her daughter the

year before.

What I think that Isabel is

trying to say her is that

we need to live life to our

fullest potential. Life is

more about what you do

with your time then what

you don’t do with.

What Is life? An illusion ,

a shadow, a fiction

For all of life is a dream

And Dreams? Dreams are

dreams.

ABOUT THE BOOK The function of this

book is to celebrate life.

She wrote this book to

get out of her

depression from the

death of her daughter.

It is a collection of short

stories by her friends.

There is a collection of

her favorite recipes.

There is a section all

about your tongue.

The whole book is

talking about sex and

how great it is.

RELATE TO HISTORYThe 1990’s was all about discovery of the

human body and sexuality. As well as an

awareness of homophobia.

1993 Clinton signs “don’t ask don’t tell”,

which prohibits openly gay or bisexual people

from serving in the military.

Clinton and the Lewinskey scandal 1998-1999

Gay college student Matthew Shepard was

brutally murdered 1999

IMPACT I feel that this book has had and impact on the

way that the US looks at sex and sexuality.

The whole nation was becoming more aware

of gay pride and bisexuality.

Now a days we have a very strong connection

and awareness of gay and bisexual behaviors.

To the point where was are not discussing gay

marriage.

FAVORITE RECIPE Mocha Cream

• 1 egg yolk• ¼ cup strong coffee• 1 tablespoon sugar• 1 tablespoon shaved chocolate• ½ cup fresh cream

• Beat the eggs with the coffee and sugar. Cook in a double boiler over het and add chocolate, stirring to dissolve well, then add the cream. May be served cool or hot.

Works Cited • "Isabel Allende." Wikipedia, the Free

Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, 25 July 2011. Web. 25 July 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Allende>.

• Moore, Lindsay. "Travel.html." Emory University---English Department "Where Courageous Inquiry Leads" 1998. Web. 25 July 2011. <http://english.emory.edu/Bahri/MagicalRealism.html>.

• Allende, Isabel. Aphrodite: a Memoir of the Senses. New York, NY: HarperFamingo, 1998. Print.