'My invented country' is a memoir in which truth is most definitely stranger than fiction. Exploring the events of her life and those of the country in which she lived until the assassination of her cousin, the president Salvador Allende, in Pinochet's military coup, Allende takes us on a highly personal tour through her homeland, bringing it to life. This is where her grandfather saw the devil on a bus, recognising him because of his 'green cloven hooves like a billygoat' and her great aunt sprouted wings, a place of love charms, ghosts and continual family feuds. In this book, portraits of her family and friends jostle with vivid descriptions of local customs and beliefs but through it all strides the indomitable figure of the young Isabel.

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My invented country : a memoir

Publisher

Harper Perennial

ISBN

0007179634

Language

en

Release

2004

Pages

240

Categories

Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures

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Isabel Allende

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