family, an extended family. and of course some of the people in the family were more progressive and did not approve of the coup. but most of them did. most of them did. and the fact that pinochet stayed in powerfor 17 years cannot be explained without the fact that half the population supported the dictatorship. they wanted an authoritarian government, and that can happen again because people have a sort of nostalgia for that sense of security. they had the idea, well, if i don t get in trouble with the government, i can live safely and everything is fine and i don t need to know what happens next door. right. you mention. you bring up the word authoritarianism there,
her uncle was salvador allende, the chilean democratic leader who was ousted in a coup by general pinochet in 1973, forcing isabel and herfamily to flee to neighbouring venezuela. her books have been translated into more than a0 languages, including her latest novel, violeta. how does she use her own life to inform her work, and how does she interpret political trends across latin america? isabel allende, in california, welcome to hardtalk.
the chilean democratic leader who was ousted in a coup by general pinochet in 1973, forcing isabel and her family to flee to neighbouring venezuela. her books have been translated into more than a0 languages, including her latest novel, violeta. how does she use her own life to inform her work, and how does she interpret political trends across latin america? isabel allende, in california, welcome to hardtalk. now, i can see your book there, your latest one, violeta,
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is somebody who can claim to be one of south america s best known global icons. she knows the continent well. born in peru, raised in chile, she was also schooled in bolivia and has lived in venezuela. isabel allende is not only an acclaimed novelist, she s also known for her political writings. her uncle was salvador allende, the chilean democratic leader who was ousted in a coup by general pinochet in 1973, forcing isabel and herfamily to flee to neighbouring venezuela. her books have been translated into more than a0 languages, including her latest novel, violeta. how does she use her own life to inform her work, and how does she interpret political
welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is somebody who can claim to be one of south america s best known global icons. she knows the continent well. born in peru, raised in chile, she was also schooled in bolivia and has lived in venezuela. isabel allende is not only an acclaimed novelist, she s also known for her political writings. her uncle was salvador allende, the chilean democratic leader who was ousted in a coup by general pinochet in 1973, forcing isabel and herfamily to flee to neighbouring venezuela. her books have been translated into more than a0 languages, including her latest novel, violeta. how does she use her own life to inform her work, and how