Isabel Allende

Who is Isabel Allende?

Isabel Allende is a Chilean author who is famous for being the writer of the book The House of Spirits. She is also the author of novels like City of the Beasts, Zorro and Maya’s Notebook. In 2014, Isabel got the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the former US President Barack Obama. Additionally, she received Chile’s National Literature prize in 2010.

Isabel Allende: Birthday, Family, Facts

Isabel was born in Lima, Peru on 2^nd August 1942 as Isabel Allende Llona. She is of Chilean nationality, and her birth sign is Leo. Isabel’s parents are Francisca Llona Barros and Tomás Allende and shared her childhood with her two siblings.

Early Profession and Career

At a very young age, Isabel realized that she wanted to be a professional writer and started her career with Paula Magazine. Isabel also worked with “Mampoto,” a kids’ magazine, where she was the editorial manager. After distributing two kids’ book, she joined a TV creation house in Chile. Amid one of her TV periods, Isabel had the chance to meet Pablo Neruda, an amazing Chilean Poet.

Neruda told her that she had an excessive amount of creative energy for a writer and prompted her to seek after her career in writing books and novels. Following his recommendation, Isabel wrote her first book in Chile. Later, in 1975, she was exiled from Chile.

In 1982, Isabel composed a book dedicated to her granddad named, “House of Spirits” as an endeavor to recuperate everything that she had lost – her nation, her family, her grandparents and her book ended up being an enormous success. Some of Isabel’s works are Of Love and Shadows in 1985, The Infinite Plan in 1991, Zorro in 2005 and Maya’s Notebook in 2011.

Isabel Allende: Net Worth and Salary

With all these works, Isabel has accumulated a net worth of $12 million.

Isabel Allende: Married, Divorce, Children

As of 2018, Isabel is a single woman at 76 years old. Previously, she had marital relations with Miguel Frias in the year 1962 and divorced in 1987. With Miguel, she had two children, a son, Nicholas and a daughter, Paula in 1963.

In 1988, Isabel met Willie Gordon and got married to him. Things were different when they got divorced in 2015. Currently, she resides with her son and her grandchildren in San Rafael, California.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Isabel stands tall with a height of 4 feet and 9 inches. Her other body measurements are not available.

Social Media Profiles

Isabel is mostly active on her Twitter account with 141 k followers as of December 2018.