I speak English and Spanish. I write in Spanish; my books are published in English. Isabel Allende bookenglishpublish Change image and share on social
I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing. Isabel Allende learnthingwrite Change image and share on social
I have not changed; I am still the same girl I was fifty years ago and the same young woman I was in the seventies. I still lust for life, I am still ferociously independent, I still crave justice, and I fall madly in love easily. Isabel Allende agochangecrave share on social
On a Tuesday, September 11th, 1973, we had the military coup in Chile that forced me to leave my country eventually. And then, on a Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, we had the terrorist attack in the United States. Isabel Allende 11thattackchile share on social
From journalism I learned to write under pressure, to work with deadlines, to have limited space and time, to conduct and interview, to find information, to research, and above all, to use language as efficiently as possible and to remember always that there is a reader out there. Isabel Allende conductdeadlineefficiently share on social
When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that I want the story to be memorable and the characters to touch the reader's heart. Isabel Allende admitcharacterdeliver Change image and share on social
