Which Chilean novelist became widely acclaimed in Latin America, Europe, and North America?

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The Chilean novelist who became widely acclaimed in Latin America, Europe, and North America is Isabel Allende.1

A prominent figure in the magic realist tradition, Allende gained significant international recognition with her debut novel, The House of the Spirits (1982). Her subsequent works, including Of Love and Shadows (1984) and City of the Beasts (2002), further solidified her status as one of the finest contemporary novelists from Latin America. Her writing often explores South American politics and the roles of women, and her success has been bolstered by numerous translations that have brought her work to a broad audience across Europe and North America.2134