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The Chilean novelist spoke with EL PAÍS at her home in San Francisco about her latest book, ‘The Wind Knows My Name,’ which traces an arc from Nazi-controlled Europe to the drama of migrants who arrive in the United States
FacebookTwitterEmail The nationally recognized San Antonio Book Festival is hosting its ninth edition April 9 -11, with only the best bibliophile content brought to you online, after a COVID-19 cancellation last spring. The festivities feature around 200 authors, with a wide array of literary options and events for every palate. From conversations with YA authors, Latinx poetry dialogues and nationally best selling novelists — here are just some of the highlights. For Mango Street Mujeres The San Antonio Book Festival returns, virtually, this Friday. Here are some of the can't-mis...
Isabel Allende Has a Few Ideas on How to Bring Down the Patriarchy, and We Are Listening 31 Shares "Feminism, like the ocean, is fluid, powerful, deep and encompasses the infinite complexity of life; it moves in waves, currents, tides and sometimes in storms. Like the ocean, feminism never stays quiet." Isabel Allende's definition of feminism is, as someone who has read any of her 26 books might expect, as rich and mesmerizing as it can get. The Chilean icon shares this and many other theories and experiences that led her to describe herself as "a feminist since kindergarten" in her just-rele...
Isabel Allende isn't passing the feminist torch — she's sharing it Rigoberto González © (Lori Barra) Isabel Allende, whose new book is "The Soul of a Woman." (Lori Barra) Isabel Allende's prolific output has delighted readers around the world for more than 40 years. On Wednesday, HBO Max announced it will stream a three-part biopic, "Isabel," about her extraordinary life, beginning March 12. And at 78, Allende is still delivering books that would make an up-and-comer’s career. Her latest, part memoir and part treatise on feminism, is “The Soul of a Woman.” With arr...
Barbara Lane chats with Allende ahead of the release of her new memoir 'The Soul of a Woman.'