August 2, 1942 -
Chilean novelist
Author of "The House of the Spirits", "Paula" and "City of the Beasts"
Won Chile's National Prize for Literature in 2010
Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014
Was awarded the National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018
Born Isabel Angelica Allende Llona
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