The House of the Spirits features two narrators: Alba, who narrates the story in retrospect from a third-person omniscient perspective, and Esteban, who narrates parts of the story in the first person. Her work has won her numerous awards, including Chile’s National Literature Prize in 2010 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom presented to her by Barack Obama in 2015. Allende’s novels usually blend historical events with fiction, focusing on women’s experiences and incorporating elements of magical realism. Since her debut, Allende has penned more than 25 best-selling and critically acclaimed books, and her writings have been translated into more than 42 languages. First published in Spanish as La casa de los espíritus, her debut novel became an instant best seller and brought Allende a great deal of literary acclaim and attention the book was also adapted into a feature film in 1993. Isabel Allende is one of the world’s most widely read Spanish-language authors.
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