Isabel+Allende

= **Isabel Allende** =

[[image:http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=92949&rendTypeId=4 width="302" height="391"]] **Profile**
o Current City**: San Rafael, California
 * __- Basic Information__

Santiago, Chile Caracas, Venezuela
 * o Hometown:**

Female
 * o Sex:**

Aug. 2, 1942
 * o Birthday:**

In 1973 when the military took over the government I did not think it would last.
 * o Political Views:**

N/A
 * o Religious Views:**

Hi I'm Isabel Allende, I am a Hispanic Author who has had many jobs and been through two life changing events. At the age of sixteen I graduated from a private high school. I then married my girst husband, Miguel Frías, three years after I graduated from high school. My first job was as a secretary for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. I later then began to work for "Paula" magazine, as a journalist, editor, and advice columnist. I also worked as a television interviewer and newscaster. After my Uncle, who was President of Chile, was assassinated my husband and children had to flee to Venezuela for safety. When my family and I lived in Venezuela I had lots of trouble finding work, after leaving my successful career behind in Chile. While in exile I wrote my first novel, "The House of the Spirits". After that I became a full time writer. I used some of my own experiences to inspire my first four books. In my first four books I tried to really show the role of women in Latin America. In my novel, the Infinite Plan, the main character was a male and the story took place in the United States. My next two books were Daughter of Fortune and Portrait in Sepia. In 2005 I came out with my book "El Zorro", which retells the famous legend of Zorro. My first work of nonfiction was the novel "Paula", which I wrote as a letter to my daughter who died of a "hereditary blood disease" in the year 1992. My next two books, "A Memoir of the Sense" and "My Invented Country" were also nonfiction and based on life experienced that I've had. My first husband and I had gotten a divorce. But in 1988, I married my second husband, William Gordan. William and I met in California, which is where we are currently living.
 * o Bio (minimum 300 words)**

"When I write, it is as of I'm in a maze, a labyrinth. You can never get over the confusion, because life is chaos and confusion. But somehow you get to see the pattern of your life. Then things become more bearable" - my interview with the Los Angeles Times
 * o Favorite Quotations:**

o Mother:** Francisca Allende Tomás Allende
 * __- Relationships__
 * o Father:**

Paula Frías Nicolás Frías none none o Activities:** Writing
 * o Daughters:**
 * o Sons:**
 * o Brothers**
 * o Sisters**
 * - Likes and Interest

Writing and Journalism
 * o Interests:**

Classic Rock
 * o Music:**


 * o Books**


 * The House of Spirits
 * Eva Lula
 * The Stories of Eva Luna
 * The Infinite Plan
 * Daughter of fortune
 * Portrait in Sepia
 * Paula
 * City of the Beasts
 * My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey through Chile
 * Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
 * Of Love and Shadows
 * The Sum of Our Days
 * A Memoir of the Senses

The Last Song, Avatar, Dear John
 * o Movies:**

Lost, CSI:Miami, House
 * o Television:**

o High School:** Graduated from a Private High School at age 16
 * __- Education and Work__

o **College/University:** N/A

o **Employer:** - secretary for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization's Chilean offices - held various positions in both print and broadcast journalism. - She wrote and edited articles for magazines //Paula// and //Mampato// in Santiago - Taught literature at colleges in Virginia, New Jersey, and California. - working for a local station as a reporter - held administrative position at Colegio Marroco in Caracas


 * __Photos Albums:__**

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**__Groups__ Click here to find a group to join! You must join 10 groups from this site and this site only!!**

 * 1) **FanFicFans**: - This group is for people who enjoy fictional novels. I joined this group because I wrote quite a few fictional novels myself. By joining this group I hope to meet other fictional authors from around the world. Also by joining this group I hope to share my ideas and listen to other people's ideas and get some new tips on fictional writing.
 * 2) **English_Spanish_Language_Interchange: -** This group was made to help English people learn Spanish and vice-versa. I joined this group because I am a native Spanish speaker, since I am from Chile. Currently I am living in the U.S., where English is a common tongue. I hope that this group will help improve my English and I hope to be able to help English people learn Spanish.
 * 3) **Journalism - Photojournalism** : - This Group is for Photojournalist, which is a form of Journalism. I joined this group because when I lived in Chile I was a Journalist. Photojournalist usually present the news material for publication or broadcast . This is similar to what I did when I lived in Chile. When I was in Chile I was both a newscaster and a journalist.
 * 4) **Journalism :** - This group is a group for Journalist. I joined this group for a similar reason to why I joined the previous group, because back in Chile I was a journalist. I hope that by joining this group I can get to know other journalist from around the world. Also, I hope that nby joining this group I can help to inspire other young journalist.
 * 5) **The Writers View** : This is a group for advanced and professional writers. I joined this group because I write novels for a living, which makes me a profesional writer. This group contains topics that are advanced and explore the entire publishing process. I hope that I can take part in these discussions and meet different writers from around the world.
 * 6) **Chile_ Brazil:** - This group is for school teachers and teacher educators in Brazil and Chile. I joined this group because I am from Chile. I also joined this group because I have taught a many schools before, however they were America schools. I hope that by joining this group I will have the opportunity to meet teachers from my home country.
 * 7) **Writing Tips:** - This group is for professional writiers and people who want to help improve their own writing. This group caught my interest because I am a professional writer. I also am a former lit. teacher so I would be glad to help anyone in the group who wants to improve their writing skills. I also am always up to learning new writing skills, so I hope to learn so by joining this group.
 * 8) **Girl group**: - This group was original created as a forum to talk about the challenges of writing, editing and general career advancement as a woman working in the arts media. It gives tips and advice to women who want to become professional writers. I feel that as a professional writer I can benifit from this group because I can learn some new skills from other writers around the world. Also I can help writers on a novice level become more advance in no time.
 * 9) **Writing and Publishing:** - This is a group for writers 18 years and older, who are both expirenced or new at writing and publishing. I figured that by joining this group I would have a good opportunity to meet new people. Also by joining this group I would be able to learn new skills about writing and learn what some publishers are looking for in books. This group will also give me a chance to help others learn more about writing.
 * 10) **Writer Circle:** - This group is a private group where writers can post their ideas, help others with their ideas and also work towards publishing. I am interested in all of the above. I have joined many groups about writing and for writers, because I really care about it. I love sharing my ideas with other and I like helping others, which is why I used to be a teacher. I feel that this group will make my next novel an even bigger hit them my last one.

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 * __What Type of Dance are you?:__ **- Salsa:** You move your hips to a different beat! Salsa will help you express how different you are from everyone else! You most likely swim against the current in teh world, get into salsa classes NOW! **-**
 * __How strong is your friendship?__ : - **You have a strong friendship**: It's impossible for you to not have strong friendship! You get along and hardly ever fight! Your friendship will last a long time
 * __What Kind of Novel are you?:__ - **Classic English Novel**: You live your classic English novel. Your rules are simple, and if ignored the result is complicated.
 * __What color represents you? :__ - **Blue:** You are athletic and family oriented. People probably think your very nice and may be quiet at times, but love to laugh. Your are a people person :)
 * __What Type of Dream are you? :__ - **"Out there" Dream:** You are the dream that no one really understands where it has come from. Usually it has factors in it that does not happen in real life or could not happen in real life. They could have things happening in them such as a house in the air, or being kidnapped by aliens that liked to eat cupcakes. They usually don't make sense. Sometimes it is from what you had subconsciously heard and remembered throughout the day and that you didn't realize you remembered. Those subconscious thoughts could show up later in the dreams with no explanations as to how or why it had got there.