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Isabel Allende: books and prizes

Isabel Allende is a Chilean American writer born in Lima, Peru. Her first novel, The House of the Spirits, was published in 1982. She received Chile's National Prize for Literature in 2010 and the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.^1,2

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1982The House of the Spirits^1,2novel
2. 1984Of Love and Shadows²novel
3. 1987Eva Luna²novel
4. 1991The Infinite Plan²novel
5. 1994Paula²memoir
6. 1997Aphrodite, A Memoir of the Senses²memoir
7. 1999Daughter of Fortune²novel
8. 2000Portrait in Sepia²novel
9. 2002City of the Beasts²First of a trilogy for young readersnovel
10. 2003My Invented Country²memoir
11. 2006Inés of My Soul²novel
12. 2009Island Beneath the Sea²novel
13. 2015The Japanese Lover²novel
14. 2019A Long Petal of the Sea²novel
15. 2022Violeta²novel
16. 2023The Wind Knows My Name²novel
17. 2025My Name Is Emilia del Valle²novel

Prizes

1. 2010Chilean National Prize for Literature²For Body of work
2. 2014Presidential Medal of Freedom^1,2For Body of work
3. 2018National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters²For Body of work

Sources

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Isabel Allende, Encyclopaedia Britannica (last updated 2026-09-04)
2. EBSCO, Isabel Allende, EBSCO Research Starters (accessed 2026-10-28)