1. Isabel Allende August 2, 1942 --- Journalist and Author
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Peruvian
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2. Siblings: two brothers
Born: Lima, Peru
Parents: Tomas Allende and Francisca Llona Barros, Chilean Ambassadors to Peru
Siblings: two brothers
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3. Education: private schools in Lebanon and Chile; homeschooled
First Marriage: to Miguel Frias, an “anglophile”
Early Jobs: translator of romance novels (fired for making female characters stronger in dialogue, character and endings)
Children: Paula ( ) who died of porphyria, and Nicolas (1966)
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4. Second Marriage: attorney Willie Gordon; met in California
Later Jobs: journalist for magazines and newspapers; writer of children’s books
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5. OVERCOMING GREAT ODDS…
Father “disappears” when Isabel is only three
Uncle is assassinated
Political fugitive in Venezuela for 13 years
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6. Daughter dies at the age of 29
Porphyria is not a single disease but a group of at least eight disorders that differ considerably from each other. A common feature in all porphyrias is the accumulation in the body of porphyrins or porphyrin precursors.
The terms porphyrin and porphyria are derived from the Greek word porphyrus, meaning purple. Urine from some porphyria patients may be reddish in color due to the presence of excess porphyrins and related substances in the urine, and the urine may darken after exposure to light.
The symptoms and treatment vary significantly from one type of Porphyria to the next.
Porphyria symptoms arise mostly from effects on either the nervous system or the skin. Effects on the nervous system occur in the acute porphyrias (AIP, ADP, HCP and VP). Proper diagnosis is often delayed because the symptoms are nonspecific. Skin manifestations can include burning, blistering and scarring of sun-exposed areas.
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7. The Isabel Allende Foundation
Created on December 9, 1996, this organization pays homage to Paula Frias, Isabel’s daughter, who passed away on December 6, The Foundation primarily supports organizations that help women and children in need by providing education, healthcare, protection and the means to empowerment.
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8. Author of 16 novels, translated into 30 languages
and selling more than 51 million copies
Movies in the Making from three books
Winner of numerous awards, including
The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Award
Allende is considered to be part of the Latin American feminist literary awakening.
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9. Allende Only writes from 9 AM to 7 PM, is very Monday-Saturday,
superstitious! starting on January 8
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10. “And this is a picture of a monkey and me at the Amazon…I’m the one on the right.”
Isabel Allende is a human being first and foremost, not taking herself too seriously in spite of her fame and acclaim… I very much like that about her.
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11. La Profesora Laura C. McCormick
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enero de 2014

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