![]() ![]() Based on Allende's memories of her family and the political upheaval in her native country, the book chronicles the personal and political conflicts in the lives of successive generations of a family in an anonymous Latin American country. The novel was adapted for the screen by the Danish writer and director Bille August and released in the United States in 1994. ![]() Although she had established a successful career as a journalist in Chile, Allende nevertheless had a difficult time finding work in journalism in Venezuela.ĭuring her life in exile, Allende was inspired to write The House of the Spirits. ![]() As a result, Allende, her husband, and their two children fled to Venezuela. Initially, she did not think that the new regime would endure, but later she came to realize that it was too dangerous to stay in Chile. When her uncle, Chilean president Salvador Allende, was assassinated in 1973 as part of a right-wing military coup against his socialist government, Allende's life changed profoundly. ![]() In addition, she worked as a television interviewer and on movie newsreels. Later, she became a journalist, editor, and advice columnist for Paula magazine. Allende also went to work for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization in Santiago, where she was a secretary for several years. ![]()
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