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Family separations at the US border inspired Isabel Allende's newest novel
Read full article: Family separations at the US border inspired Isabel Allende's newest novelThe separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border has always caused Isabel Allende pain: When she saw it during the Trump administration, her first impulse was to help reunify children and parents through her foundation.
Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award
Read full article: Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book AwardThe National Book Foundation announced Friday that Karen Tei Yamashita has been awarded its medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a $10,000 honor previously given to Toni Morrison, Robert Caro and Isabel Allende among others.
Q&A: Isabel Allende on feminism, TV series, love in pandemic
Read full article: Q&A: Isabel Allende on feminism, TV series, love in pandemicNEW YORK – Isabel Allende is not only the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author but also a self-declared and outspoken feminist. She also reflects on the #MeToo movement, the recent social unrest in Chile and the global pandemic. AdDuring the interview, Allende recalled her beginnings as a feminist and also spoke about her experience as a 78-year-old “newlywed” in confinement. Allende: The year of the pandemic has had everything paralyzed, but things continue to move forward. AdAllende: Well, because what a writer needs is time, silence and solitude, and the pandemic has given me that.