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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,
and i am very comfortable here. and i also have the feeling that because my books are sold here and i have a voice i speak in public often i can, in a way, represent what we are in latin america because people have the idea that latin america is the immigrants who come here usually very poor, usually very vulnerable, and they are exploited in many ways. and often not very welcomed, yeah. not welcomed at all unless they are needed for work, for menial work. and so but there s another latin america, which is very complex and diverse, and that s what i m trying to bring in. and.0k well, finally, that s indeed what you do do in your books, which is bring that face of latin america, in all its various forms, to life. very quickly you start
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
i speak in public often i can, in a way, represent what we are in latin america because people have the idea that latin america is the immigrants who come here usually very poor, usually very vulnerable, and they are exploited in many ways. and often not very welcomed, yeah. not welcomed at all unless they are needed for work, for menial work. and so but there s another latin america, which is very complex and diverse, and that s what i m trying to bring in. and.0k, well, finally, that s indeed what you do do in your books, which is bring that face of latin america, in all its various forms, to life. very quickly you start a new book every january 8.