Isabel Allende is partial to strong women, courtly manners and leftist politics. In her latest novel, “The Japanese Lover,” she delivers all three in a stirring romance about a passionate love affair ...
LAist: Isabel Allende weaves together love, secrecy and WWII in 'The Japanese Lover'
Isabel Allende weaves together love, secrecy and WWII in 'The Japanese Lover'
Isabel Allende’s The Japanese Lover tackles many issues that are particularly relevant to today. A world at war. Race. Immigration. But at its core, it is a love story. Well, actually it’s a story of ...
The Washington Post: Isabel Allende’s ‘The Japanese Lover’: A tale of history and romance
Los Angeles Times: Review: Isabel Allende is a star, but ‘The Japanese Lover’ doesn’t shine
Review: Isabel Allende is a star, but ‘The Japanese Lover’ doesn’t shine
"The Japanese Lover,” the latest addition to a prolific body of work by acclaimed Chilean-American novelist Isabel Allende, reads like its titular namesake: self-aware, gentle, and brimming with ...
Orange County Register: Allende’s ‘Japanese Lover’ a delightful blend of history, fantasy
Isabel Allende launched her career as a Latin American writer, enchanting the world with her best-selling first novel, “The House of the Spirits,” set in her homeland of Chile. And there is no ...
Born in Peru, raised in Chile and then exiled, living now in California — novelist Isabel Allende knows a few things about being uprooted and starting over. A sense of displacement permeates her new ...
I credit Isabel Allende — not the great Gabriel García Márquez or Jorge Luis Borges — for introducing me to the rich and wonderful world of magical realism. As a high school kid, House of the Spirits, ...