![]() ![]() In April, Amy Goodman conducted a public interview with Isabel Allende at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas in New York shortly after the publication of “Ripper.” In this wide-ranging conversation, Allende discusses her literary career and her memories of Chile before and during the coup.ĪMY GOODMAN: Today we spend the hour with Isabel Allende, one of Latin America’s and the United States’ greatest novelists. Isabel Allende would later flee from her native Chile to Venezuela. Salvador Allende died in the palace that day. 11, 1973, when Augusto Pinochet seized power in a CIA-backed military coup. ![]() ![]() Her father’s first cousin was Salvador Allende, Chile’s president from 1970 until Sept. Allende now lives in California, but she was born in Peru in 1942 and traveled the world as the daughter of a Chilean diplomat. Allende is the author of 20 books, including “The House of the Spirits,” “Paula” and “Daughter of Fortune.” Her latest is a mystery novel titled “Ripper.” Her books have been translated into 35 languages, sold close to 60 million copies around the world. Just this week she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In a holiday special, we spend the hour with Isabel Allende, one of Latin America’s and the United States’ greatest novelists. ![]()
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