My Name Is Emilia del Valle

novel by Allende

Also known as: “Mi nombre es Emilia del Valle”

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My Name Is Emilia del Valle is a historical novel by Chilean American author Isabel Allende, published in 2025. The story follows an American journalist of Irish and Chilean descent who travels to Chile to cover a civil war in 1891. During her assignment, she encounters her estranged father and becomes involved in the conflict. Allende is known for her works in the magic realist tradition, often exploring themes of family, politics, and the experiences of women in Latin America. Other notable works by Allende include The House of the Spirits and Of Love and Shadows.12

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…es Emilia del Valle (My Name Is Emilia del Valle), a historical novel in which an American journalist of Irish and Chilean descent gains an opportunity to cover a civil war in Chile (1891). While there, she encounters her estranged father and is swept up in the violence of…
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…es Emilia del Valle (My Name Is Emilia del Valle), a historical novel in which an American journalist of Irish and Chilean descent gains an opportunity to cover a civil war in Chile (1891). While there, she encounters her estranged father and is swept up in the violence of…
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