Isabel Allende--la Famosa to her fellow Chileans--is the world's most
widely read Spanish language author. Her career coincides with the
emergence of multiculturalism and global feminism, and her powerfully
honest, revelatory works touch the pulse points of humankind. Her
bravura study of the interwoven roles of women in family history opens
the minds of outsiders to the sufferings of women and their children
during years of social and political nightmare. This reference work
provides an introduction to Allende's life as well as a guided overview
of her body of work. Designed for the fan and scholar alike, this text
features an alphabetized, fully-annotated listing of major terms in the
Allende canon, including fictional characters, motifs, historical events
and themes. A comprehensive index is included.