Born in Peru, she later fled to Venezuela when her uncle was killed in 1975 by the Pinochet regime, and eventually settled in the United States.
In 1970 her uncle was elected the first Socialist president of her native country. Born in Peru, she later fled to Venezuela when her uncle was killed in 1975 by the Pinochet regime, and eventually settled in the United States. Among her books are Paula, written as a letter to her dying daughter, and In the House of the Spirits, originally written as a letter to her dying grandfather. For ten points, who is this Chilean writer?
In 1970 her uncle was elected the first Socialist president of her native country.
Isabel {Allende}