Isabel Allende has written at least 182 books. Their most popular book is The House of the Spirits with 388 saves with an average rating of 4.2⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Classics, and Fantasy.
emotional, reflective, and sad are their most common moods.
Isabel Allende was born on 2 August 2 1942 in Lima, Peru. The niece and goddaughter of Salvador Allende, the former president of Chile from 1970 to 1973, she started her writing career as a journalist. Several months after her uncle's assassination and the overthrow of Chile's coalition government in 1973, Allende left Chile and found refuge in Venezuela. Her first novel, The House of the Spirits (1985), which arose directly out of her exile, became a worldwide bestseller and critical success. She often weaves together elements of myth and realism, or what is known as "magic realist." Her novels are sometimes based on her own childhood and life experiences. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author."
#3 of 3 in Involuntary trilogy
1985 • 388 Readers • 433 pages • 4.2
2022 • 236 Readers • 329 pages • 3.8
2019 • 139 Readers • 325 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in Involuntary trilogy
1998 • 106 Readers • 399 pages • 3.8
#3 of 3 in Involuntary trilogy
1982 • 82 Readers • 562 pages • 4
2023 • 76 Readers • 260 pages • 3.8
2015 • 58 Readers • 322 pages • 3.5
#1 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
2002 • 47 Readers • 3.8
1994 • 46 Readers • 382 pages • 3.8
43 Readers • 4.2
2020 • 41 Readers • 193 pages • 3.9
36 Readers • 4
30 Readers • 3.8
#3 of 3 in Trilogía Involuntaria
1982 • 29 Readers • 453 pages • 4.1
2013 • 28 Readers • 399 pages • 3.1
2017 • 24 Readers • 349 pages • 3.6
2024 • 22 Readers • 25 pages • 2.9
2009 • 20 Readers • 457 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
2002 • 18 Readers • 416 pages • 4.3
#3 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
2004 • 18 Readers • 314 pages • 3
2017 • 18 Readers • 352 pages • 3
2011 • 17 Readers • 405 pages • 3.7
2006 • 17 Readers • 525 pages • 3.8
#2 of 2 in Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar
2003 • 15 Readers • 468 pages • 4.3
2019 • 14 Readers • 384 pages • 4.3
1982 • 12 Readers • 304 pages • 3.3
1987 • 11 Readers • 354 pages • 3.6
#3 of 3 in Trilogía Involuntaria
1982 • 9 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
2003 • 8 Readers • 199 pages • 4
1991 • 6 Readers • 396 pages • 3
#2 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
2003 • 6 Readers • 436 pages • 3.5
1984 • 6 Readers • 268 pages • 4
1984 • 6 Readers • 313 pages • 3.5
2023 • 5 Readers • 348 pages • 4.3
5 Readers • 4.5
2020 • 5 Readers • 190 pages • 4.3
#1 of 1 in Aphrodite
1997 • 5 Readers • 328 pages • 3
2017 • 5 Readers • 4.2
2013 • 5 Readers • 672 pages • 3
2019 • 5 Readers • 392 pages
#0 of 2 in The Diogenes Club
2006 • 4 Readers • 608 pages • 3.5
2014 • 4 Readers • 386 pages
1992 • 4 Readers • 308 pages • 3.5
2014 • 4 Readers • 345 pages • 4.7
1989 • 3 Readers • 367 pages • 4
2005 • 3 Readers • 400 pages • 5
2011 • 3 Readers
2007 • 3 Readers • 301 pages • 3
#3 of 3 in Involuntary trilogy
1982 • 3 Readers • 525 pages • 5
2014 • 3 Readers • 512 pages • 4
#2 of 3 in Involuntary trilogy
2000 • 3 Readers • 344 pages • 4
2016 • 2 Readers • 240 pages
2 Readers • 5
1984 • 2 Readers
#3 of 3 in Trilogía Involuntaria
1982 • 2 Readers • 431 pages • 2
1971 • 2 Readers • 333 pages • 5
#3 of 3 in Trilogía Involuntaria
1982 • 2 Readers • 376 pages • 4.5
2 Readers
#1 of 1 in Dynamite's Zorro
2009 • 2 Readers • 200 pages
Available May 6, 2025 • 2 Readers
2 Readers • 4
1992 • 2 Readers • 337 pages • 3
#1 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
2002 • 2 Readers • 284 pages • 3
1984 • 2 Readers • 96 pages • 4
2009 • 2 Readers • 512 pages
#1 of 3 in Involuntary trilogy
1998 • 2 Readers • 440 pages • 3
2020 • 2 Readers • 189 pages
2003 • 2 Readers • 332 pages • 5
1995 • 1 Reader • 366 pages • 4
1 Reader • 166 pages
2006 • 1 Reader
1985 • 1 Reader • 222 pages
1998 • 1 Reader • 82 pages
2011 • 1 Reader • 442 pages • 4
1 Reader • 3.5
#3 of 3 in Involuntary trilogy
1982 • 1 Reader • 363 pages • 4
#2 of 1 in Black Water
1990 • 1 Reader • 941 pages
2017 • 1 Reader
2020 • 1 Reader • 192 pages • 4
1 Reader • 4
1 Reader
1984 • 1 Reader • 423 pages
#1-3 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
1 Reader • 3
2003 • 1 Reader • 224 pages
1 Reader • 2
2005 • 1 Reader • 443 pages
#2 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
2003 • 1 Reader • 303 pages
2011 • 1 Reader • 357 pages
1989 • 1 Reader • 249 pages • 3
2015 • 1 Reader • 336 pages
2006 • 1 Reader • 342 pages
2009 • 1 Reader • 447 pages
2019 • 1 Reader • 384 pages
#3 of 3 in Trilogía Involuntaria
1982 • 1 Reader • 379 pages
1984 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 2
#1 of 3 in Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar
2002 • 1 Reader • 376 pages
2019 • 1 Reader • 384 pages • 5
2020 • 1 Reader • 224 pages