Find out who the renowned novelist Isabel Allende’s children are and what they mean by her professional career.
Isabel Allende became the mother of two children : Paula Frías Allende and Nicolás Allende, who were born in Chile. However, due to a coup d’état, they were forced to settle in Venezuela for several years.
Isabel Allende Llona was born in Peru on August 2, 1942. She is a writer of Chilean origin; her parents, Tomás and Francisca Allende, and her godfather (her father’s cousin) was Salvador Allende, the first socialist president of Chile.
Her father, a diplomat, abandoned the family when Allende was only two years old, so they decided to move to Chile to get away from reality and start a new life. In this way, and as a result of long work, she became one of the most widely read writers in the Spanish-speaking world.
Who are Isabel Allende’s children?
Isabel Allende is the mother of two children: Paula (born in 1963) and Nicolás (born in 1966) , the fruit of her marriage to Miguel Frías, whom she married in 1962. However, due to political issues, they moved to Venezuela.
After establishing a recognized career in the world of literature, Allende fell in love for the second time with William Gordon , a lawyer and admirer of her work, whom she decided to marry in 1988, after twenty-five years of marriage to her first husband.
During their marriage, the couple suffered several turbulences, such as the heartbreaking death of Paula, Allende’s daughter , who died at the age of 28 due to a serious illness that ended her life in 1988.
In honor of her daughter, the novelist decided to establish the Isabel Allende Foundation , which strives for economic and social justice for women. This is also part of the feminist movement, which is a reflection of her various works.
What are the works of Isabel Allende?
Isabel Allende is one of the most important contemporary writers in Latin America. With more than 26 books written , translated into more than 42 languages and with more than 77 million copies sold, her works reflect both fantasy and historical events.
Among his most recognized works are:
- The House of the Spirits (1982)
- Of love and shadows (1984)
- Eva Luna (1987)
- Long petal of the sea (2019)
- Women of my soul (2020)
- Violet (2022)
- The Wind Knows My Name (2023)
