Mein erfundenes Land

Reading Isabel Allende means smelling the scent of Latin America, getting to know a large family, and being overwhelmed by quirky stories. Those who want to learn about the history and politics of Chile, about the people of the country, and not least about Allende's extraordinary family will find much sincerity, wit, humor, and irony in her narratives. Isabel Allende charmingly and energetically tells of her homeland, that elongated country at the edge of the world, which she had to leave after the military coup in 1973. Drawing from her own story and that of her family, she writes about the pride, generosity, and narrow-mindedness of her compatriots, about machos and brave women, about everything that makes her Chile lovable and unbearable – but above all, about what it means to love a country.