History Creator / IsabelAllende

** Nieves in ''Violeta'' grows up spoiled by her father, Julián Bravo, and becomes addicted to hard drugs. She gets pregnant and even quits drugs for her baby's sake, but eventually succumbs to eclampsia, with baby Camilo surviving only thanks to a C-section.

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Isabel Allende Llona (born August 2, 1942) is a Chilean writer, living in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, with a lot of success worldwide. She is '''not''' the daughter of former [[UsefulNotes/PresidentsOfChile Chilean President]] Salvador Allende as some might believe, but rather his niece (Salvador and Isabel's dad are cousins); a mistake easy to make, since Salvador Allende ''does'' have a daughter named Isabel Allende Bussi, a career politician in Chile.

She also wrote a well-received novel about Franchise/{{Zorro}}, fittingly named ''Literature/{{Zorro}}'' outlining his early years.

* ''Literature/TheWindKnowsMyName''

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: If you are a HeadTurningBeauty in one of Allende's books, you won't make it to the final page.

** In ''Portrait in Sepia'', Lynn falls in love with a man who seduces her as part of a bet and dumps her when he is done. When she turns out to be pregnant, he abandons her. She later [[DeathByChildbirth dies while giving birth to protagonist Aurora]].
** In ''Island Beneath The Sea'' Rosette is imprisoned while pregnant. By the time she is released, the prison conditions have left her so weak that she [[DeathByChildbirth dies while delivering her son]].
** Nieves in ''Violeta'' grows up spoiled by her father, Julián Bravo, and becomes addicted to hard drugs. She gets pregnant and even quits drugs for her baby's sake, but [[DeathByChildbirth eventually succumbs to eclampsia, with baby Camilo surviving only thanks to a C-section]].

* ''Literature/Ripper2014'' (2014)
* ''The Japanese Lover'' (2015)

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Due to some HypeBacklash and the concept of TrueArt for some people, she is very much a polarizing author. The press has lauded her many times, but people like critic Harold Bloom or fellow writer Creator/RobertoBolano have bashed her numerous times, accusing her of churning out commercial literature, reinforcing female stereotypes, plagiarizing Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez or just plain being a bad writer. In her native country, the vitriol is ten times more accentuated, especially considering how heavily some of her books lean towards WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical.

She also wrote a well-received novel about ''{{Franchise/Zorro}}'', fittingly named {{Literature/Zorro}} outlining his early years.

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Isabel Allende Llona (born August 2, 1942) is a Chilean writer, living in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, with a lot of success worldwide. She is '''not''' the daughter of former [[UsefulNotes/PresidentsOfChile Chilean President]] Salvador Allende as some might believe, but rather his niece (Salvador and Isabel's dad are cousins); a mistake easy to make, since Salvador Allende ''does'' have a daughter [[NamesTheSame named Isabel Allende Bussi]], currently a politician and senator in Chile.

Due to some HypeBacklash and the concept of TrueArt for some people, she is very much a polarizing author. The press has lauded her many times, but people like critic Harold Bloom or fellow writer Creator/RobertoBolano have bashed her numerous times, accusing her of churning out commercial literature, reinforcing female stereotypes, plagiarizing Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez or just plain being a bad writer. In her native country, the vitriol is ten times [[UpToEleven more accentuated]], especially considering how heavily some of her books lean towards WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical.

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* ''Portrait in Sepia'' (2000)

* ''[[Literature/MayasNotebook Maya's Notebook]]'' (2011)

* ''The Japanese Lover'' (2014)

* ''A Long Petal of The Sea'' (2019)