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'''''City of the Beasts''''' ({{lang-es|La ciudad de las bestias}}) is the first [[children's literature|young adult]] novel by [[Chile]]an-American writer [[Isabel Allende]]. Published in 2002, the story is set in the [[Amazon rainforest]]. The novel was translated by [[Margaret Sayers Peden]] from Spanish to English. [[Walden Media]] acquired the novel's movie rights in 2006<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/16/business/16walden.html Walden Acquires Film Rights to a Trilogy by Isabel Allende - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but no film has yet been produced.
'''''City of the Beasts''''' ({{langx|es|La ciudad de las bestias}}) is the first [[Young adult fiction|young adult]] novel by [[Chile]]an-American writer [[Isabel Allende]].<ref name="BBCTravel">{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Eliot |title=Isabel Allende on travel, culture and what inspires her |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210112-isabel-allende-on-travel-culture-and-what-inspires-her |website=50 Reasons to Love the World |publisher=BBC Travel |access-date=3 January 2023 |language=en |date=13 January 2021}}</ref> Published in 2002, the story is set in the [[Amazon rainforest]]. The novel was translated by [[Margaret Sayers Peden]] from [[Spanish language|Spanish]] to [[English language|English]]. [[Walden Media]] acquired the novel's movie rights in 2006,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Lia |title=Walden Acquires Film Rights to a Trilogy by Isabel Allende |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/16/business/walden-acquires-film-rights-to-a-trilogy-by-isabel-allende.html |access-date=3 January 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=16 January 2006}}</ref> but no film has yet been produced.


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
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===Beginning===
===Beginning===


''City of the Beasts'' begins with the story of Alexander Cold, who is 15 years old and going through a family crisis. While his parents leave for Texas to try to treat his mother's cancer, Alex and his sisters are sent to live with their grandmothers. Despite his desperate pleading, Alex is sent off to New York City to stay with his eccentric grandmother Kate Cold, a reporter for ''International Geographic Magazine''. His sisters, however are sent to live with their other grandmother. Meanwhile, Kate announces that she will be taking Alex with her to the Amazon rainforest during his visit. Once Alex arrives in New York City, and finds out that his grandmother had no intentions of collecting him at the airport he is forced to find his own way to her apartment. In the process he meets a girl named Morgana, a homeless girl in her mid-20s. She offers him pot and steals his backpack that contained his clothes, his money and his flute. He is greatly saddened by the loss of his precious flute, but Kate gives him the flute belonging to his grandfather, musician Joseph Cold. Soon, they pack off to go to the Amazon with a professor and some photographers. The reason Kate goes is to write an article about the Beast.
''City of the Beasts'' begins with Alexander Cold, a 15 year old boy who is going through a family crisis. When his parents leave for [[Texas]] to try to treat his mother’s [[cancer]], Alex and his two sisters are sent to live with their grandmothers. Despite his desperate pleading, Alex is sent off to [[New York City|New York]] to stay with his eccentric grandmother Kate Cold, an adventurer and reporter for ''International Geographic Magazine''. Upon arrival, he finds out that his grandmother – who hates being called “Grandma”, and so will only respond to her proper name – had no intentions of collecting him at the airport, which forces him to find his own way to her apartment. In the process, he meets Morgana, a homeless girl in her mid-20s who offers him [[cannabis (drug)|pot]], and steals his backpack that contained his clothes, his money, and most importantly his [[flute]] – Kate consoles her grandson by giving him the flute that once belonged to his grandfather, musician Joseph Cold.

Alex barely begins to settle in when Kate announces that she will be taking him with her to the [[Amazon rainforest]], in search of a mysterious creature simply called “the Beast”. Soon, they pack and head off to the region.


===Arrival at the Amazon===
===Arrival at the Amazon===
When Alex and his Grandmother Kate reach the jungle, they join the rest of the expedition group: Timothy Bruce (photographer); and his assistant Joel Gonzalez. Accompanying them is the famous anthropologist, Ludovic Leblanc, the beautiful Venezuelan physician Dr. Omayra Torres, who is coming along to vaccinate natives, and Cesar Santos, their Brazilian [[guide]]. Alex soon befriends Nadia Santos, Cesar's twelve-year-old daughter. They overhear parts of a conspiracy between their expedition's co-sponsor, greedy entrepreneur Mauro Carías, and Captain Ariosto, the commander of the village military. An encounter with a caged black jaguar reveals that this is Alex's totem animal, according to Nadia. Through Nadia, Alex also meets an ancient shaman named Walimai, who warns Alex and Nadia of coming danger.
When Alex and Kate reach the [[jungle]], they join the rest of the expedition group, made up of photographers from ''International Geographic'' – including British photographer Timothy Bruce and his assistant Joel Gonzalez –; famous [[anthropology|anthropologist]] Ludovic Leblanc; beautiful Venezuelan physician Dr. Omayra Torres, on a mission to vaccinate natives; Cesar Santos, their Brazilian guide; a mysterious man named Karakawe; co-sponsor and greedy entrepreneur Mauro Carías; and Captain Ariosto, commander of the village military.

Alex also befriends Nadia Santos, Cesar’s twelve-year-old daughter – and through her, he meets up with an ancient [[Shamanism|shaman]] named Walimai, who warn them of incoming danger, and gives Nadia a protective necklace. They soon overhear parts of a conspiracy between Carías and Ariosto. Moreover, an encounter with a caged [[black panther|black]] [[jaguar]] reveals that the big cat is Alex’s totem animal.


===The Expedition===
===The Expedition===
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The group leaves by boat, traveling upriver towards their destination in the heart of the jungle. Everyone in the group feels uncomfortable, as if someone were watching them. One of the soldiers dies when he is shot by a poisoned [[Dart (missile)|dart]]. Later, Joel Gonzalez is attacked and nearly killed by an [[anaconda]]. After another soldier’s death, this time at the hands of a Beast, the group decides to send several people back with the traumatized Gonzalez.


Alex plays his grandfather’s flute to relieve the tension. Soon after, a [[tribe]] from the mysterious “People of the Mist” kidnaps him and Nadia. They and said tribe travel further into the forest and arrive at a waterfall, which they must climb in order to reach the “Eye of the World”, the village of the People of the Mist. This isn’t much of a problem for Alex thanks to his rock climbing skills, whereas Nadia is plagued by her fear of heights – and so, Alex helps her overcome her fear.
⚫
The group leaves by boat, traveling upriver toward their destination in Eye of the World. Everyone in the group feels uncomfortable, as if someone were watching them constantly. One of the soldiers who is with them dies when he is shot by a poisoned [[Dart (missile)|dart]]. Later, Joel Gonzalez, the photographer's assistant, is attacked and nearly killed by an anaconda. After another soldier's death, this time at the hands of a Beast, they decide to send several people back with the wounded Joel Gonzalez; those are given the task to send help back to the expedition.


When they are left alone, Alex plays his grandfather's flute to relieve the tedium. The music attracts the mysterious ''People of the Mist'', who kidnap the two children. They travel farther into the forest and arrive at a waterfall which they must climb to reach Eye of the World, the village of the People of the Mist. Due to Alex's skills in rock climbing, this isn't much of a problem for him; however, Nadia is afraid of heights. After they reach the top, Alex is sent back down again to rescue their chief, Mokarita, who had fallen and been mortally wounded. When everyone arrives at the top, they set off for the home of the ''People of the Mist''.
When they reach the top, Alex is sent back down again to rescue the natives’ chief, Mokarita, who had fallen and been mortally wounded. Once safe at the top, they arrive to the Eye of the World, a beautiful [[rainforest]] nestled amongst a range of waterfalls and [[tepui]]s.


===The People of the Mist===
===The People of the Mist===
Alex and Nadia are welcomed by the Natives, but their happiness is tempered by the death of Mokarita, who is given a traditional funeral, during which everyone takes a [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] drug.
When they reach the village, they are welcomed by the Natives - but their happiness is tempered by the death of Mokarita, which follows shortly after. He is given a traditional funeral, which unfortunately sends up a great amount of smoke from the pyre. During the funeral, everyone is given a drug which reveals to Nadia her totem of the eagle. Jaguar and Eagle are [[initiation|initiate]]d into the [[clan]]. Alex, being fifteen, is put through a [[rite of passage]] into manhood; during the ceremony, unusual things happen. Firstly, he turns into a jaguar, his totem; secondly, he receives a vision of his mom on her hospital bed and he talks briefly with her. After the ceremonies, the Shaman takes them to visit the Beasts, who live in a lair city deep within the forest. These Beasts are considered gods by the People of the Mist. Jaguar correctly assumes their city to be the famous [[El Dorado]] which is really made from fool's gold. Jaguar and Eagle embark on a [[quest|journey]] to visit El Dorado and its inhabitants with the help of Walimai, the mystic's [[spirit]] wife who will serve as their guide. The city is located inside of an inactive volcano, and the only entrance is a confusing labyrinth of lava tunnels and caves.

Alex and Nadia are [[initiation|initiated]] into the [[clan]]; and being fifteen, the boy goes through a [[rite of passage]] into manhood. During the ceremony, unusual things happen: firstly, Alex transforms into a fierce jaguar, his totem animal; secondly, he receives a vision of his mom on her hospital bed, and he talks briefly with her; and thirdly, Nadia’s totem animal is revealed to be the [[eagle]], which makes her overcome her fear of heights and fly to the highest tepui, where she finds two crystal eggs on a nest.

After the ceremonies, Alex and Nadia become respectively “Jaguar and Eagle”. The shaman Walimai and his [[Spirit (animating force)|spirit]] wife take them to visit the Beasts, who live in a lair city deep within the forest, and are considered gods by the People of the Mist. Jaguar, aka Alex, correctly assumes their city to be the famous ''[[El Dorado]]'', which is actually made out of [[pyrite|fool’s gold]], and is located inside an inactive [[volcano]], with the only entrance being a labyrinth of lava tunnels and caves, filled with mystical creatures such as blind white cats and a prehistoric bird-like [[dragon]].


===The Beasts of the Amazon===
===The Beasts of the Amazon===
Upon arrival, Alex and Nadia meet with the “Beasts”. The creatures, which look something like giant [[sloth]]s, function as the living memory of the tribe by remembering long epic poems recited by Walimai and his predecessors. Fearing the capture of these ancient creatures by western scientists, they warn them to be careful of foreigners (such as the expedition group they both belonged to). In exchange for protecting them, the two children ask for gifts: Nadia the "crystal eggs" and Alex the water of life to save his mother. They both manage to get them, but only by giving up that which was really important to them. Nadia gives up the protective necklace given to her by Walimai, and Alex gives up the flute given to him.
Upon arrival, Alex and Nadia meet up with the Beasts, which look like giant [[sloth]]s, and function as the living memory of the tribe by remembering long epic poems recited by Walimai and his predecessors. Fearing the capture of these ancient creatures by Western scientists, our heroes warn them to be careful of foreigners, such as the expedition group they both belong. In exchange for providing the Beasts protection, they ask for gifts: Nadia, the crystal eggs she saw in her vision as an eagle, and which turn out to be giant [[diamond]]s; and Alex, the water of life to save his mother. They both manage to get them, but only by giving up what is most valuable to them: Nadia, the protective necklace given to her by Walimai; and Alex, his grandfather’s flute.
⚫
Upon returning to the village, they discover that it has been taken over by the Expedition, Carias, and Ariosto. Just as Nadia convinces the Indios to receive vaccinations, the children realize that the vaccines are actually deadly doses of the measles virus, part of Carias's plan to destroy the Amazonian Indians. By a hair, they stop the vaccinations before the first dose is given. Karakawe, an expedition member, is revealed to be an officer of the Department for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples; he is shot by Ariosto. The Indios flee into the woods as a full-fledged gunfight breaks out. Luckily, it ends quickly. Ariosto and his soldiers take captive all of the members of the expedition. Some soldiers return with the gravely injured Carias and Dr. Torres. At night, Nadia and Alex manage to escape. With Walimai's help, the rest of the men are knocked unconscious by the smell of two of the Beasts, who also kill Ariosto. The tribe brings the rest of the expedition to safety. After the People of the Mist reach an agreement with the remaining members of the expedition (they will protect that area with all the power, influence, and money they can muster), they leave.


Upon returning to the village, they discover that it has been taken over by the expedition, including Marau Carías and Captain Ariosto. Just as Nadia convinces the Indians to receive vaccinations, she and Alex realize that the vaccines are actually deadly doses of the [[measles virus]], part of Carias’s plan to kill the Amazonian natives.
===Ending===

In the end, Nadia and Alex must part ways. She gives Alex the three "crystal eggs", which turn out to be giant diamonds. These diamonds could actually help his mother’s treatment for cancer.Alex uses the water of life he traded for.
⚫
By a hair, they stop the vaccinations before the first dose is given. Karakawe, an expedition member, is revealed to be an officer of the Department for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples; he is shot by Ariosto. The Indios flee into the woods as a full-fledged gunfight breaks out. Luckily, it ends quickly. Ariosto and his soldiers take captive all of the members of the expedition. Some soldiers return with the gravely injured Carias and Dr. Torres. At night, Nadia and Alex manage to escape. With Walimai's help, the rest of the men are knocked unconscious by the smell of two of the Beasts, who also kill Ariosto. The tribe brings the rest of the expedition to safety. After the People of the Mist reach an agreement with the remaining members of the expedition (they will protect that area with all the power, influence, and money they can muster), they leave.

===Last part===
In the end, Eagle and Jaguar must part. She gives Alex the three "crystal eggs". With the money gained from their sale, it was hoped that they would be able to fund a foundation to keep the World's Eye safe. Alex tells her that the best thing about the trip was meeting her, and they agree that they will be best friends forever.


==Literary significance and reception==
==Literary significance and reception==
Initial reception was split between harsh criticism and approval. Some critics regarded the novel as an engaging read and a good first try at a children's book,<ref>[http://www.curledup.com/cityof.htm City of the Beasts - book review<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while others note its slow start, and tedious, somewhat unconvincing speech in translation.
Initial reception was split between harsh criticism and approval. Some critics regarded the novel as an engaging read and a good first try at a children's book,<ref>[http://www.curledup.com/cityof.htm City of the Beasts – book review<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while others note its slow start, and tedious, somewhat unconvincing speech in translation.

City of the Beasts has been translated into over 40 languages.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |last1=Sigal |first1=Lucila |title=Chilean author Isabel Allende fired up in the 'solitude' of lockdown |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/chilean-author-isabel-allende-fired-up-solitude-lockdown-2021-06-18/ |access-date=3 January 2023 |agency=Reuters |date=18 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
San Francisco ''Chronicle'' Book Review for Nov. 17th 2002: one of the best Young Adult Science Fiction novels of 2002<ref name="locusmag.com">[http://www.locusmag.com/2002/News/BestBooksLists.html Locus Online: News: Best Books of 2002 Lists<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* San Francisco ''Chronicle'' Book Review for Nov. 17th 2002: one of the best Young Adult Science Fiction novels of 2002<ref name="locusmag.com">[http://www.locusmag.com/2002/News/BestBooksLists.html Locus Online: News: Best Books of 2002 Lists<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
''Book'' Magazine Best of 2002 list for Young Adults<ref name="locusmag.com"/>
*''Book'' Magazine Best of 2002 list for Young Adults<ref name="locusmag.com"/>
*''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' magazine 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gutterman |first1=Annabel |last2=McCluskey |first2=Megan |title=How We Chose the 100 Best YA Books of All Time |url=https://time.com/6085061/how-we-chose-100-best-ya-books/ |website=Time |access-date=3 January 2023 |language=en |date=11 August 2021}}</ref>


==Sequels==
==Sequels==
Eagle and Jaguar meet again in the sequel to this book, "[[Kingdom of the Golden Dragon]]", and a third book in this series, "[[Forest of the Pygmies]]."
Eagle and Jaguar meet again in the sequels, ''[[Kingdom of the Golden Dragon]]'', and ''[[Forest of the Pygmies]]''.


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Novels by Isabel Allende]]
[[Category:Novels by Isabel Allende]]
[[Category:Novels set in Brazil]]
[[Category:Novels set in Brazil]]
[[Category:Novels set in jungles and rainforests]]

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City of the Beasts
First edition
AuthorIsabel Allende
Original titleLa ciudad de las bestias
TranslatorMargaret Sayers Peden
LanguageSpanish
Series2002
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherSudamericana
Publication date
2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages406 pp
ISBN0-06-050917-1
OCLC49495107
LC ClassPZ7.A43912 Ci 2002
Followed byKingdom of the Golden Dragon 

City of the Beasts (Spanish: La ciudad de las bestias) is the first young adult novel by Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende.[1] Published in 2002, the story is set in the Amazon rainforest. The novel was translated by Margaret Sayers Peden from Spanish to English. Walden Media acquired the novel's movie rights in 2006,[2] but no film has yet been produced.

Plot summary

[edit]

Beginning

[edit]

City of the Beasts begins with Alexander Cold, a 15 year old boy who is going through a family crisis. When his parents leave for Texas to try to treat his mother’s cancer, Alex and his two sisters are sent to live with their grandmothers. Despite his desperate pleading, Alex is sent off to New York to stay with his eccentric grandmother Kate Cold, an adventurer and reporter for International Geographic Magazine. Upon arrival, he finds out that his grandmother – who hates being called “Grandma”, and so will only respond to her proper name – had no intentions of collecting him at the airport, which forces him to find his own way to her apartment. In the process, he meets Morgana, a homeless girl in her mid-20s who offers him pot, and steals his backpack that contained his clothes, his money, and most importantly his flute – Kate consoles her grandson by giving him the flute that once belonged to his grandfather, musician Joseph Cold.

Alex barely begins to settle in when Kate announces that she will be taking him with her to the Amazon rainforest, in search of a mysterious creature simply called “the Beast”. Soon, they pack and head off to the region.

Arrival at the Amazon

[edit]

When Alex and Kate reach the jungle, they join the rest of the expedition group, made up of photographers from International Geographic – including British photographer Timothy Bruce and his assistant Joel Gonzalez –; famous anthropologist Ludovic Leblanc; beautiful Venezuelan physician Dr. Omayra Torres, on a mission to vaccinate natives; Cesar Santos, their Brazilian guide; a mysterious man named Karakawe; co-sponsor and greedy entrepreneur Mauro Carías; and Captain Ariosto, commander of the village military.

Alex also befriends Nadia Santos, Cesar’s twelve-year-old daughter – and through her, he meets up with an ancient shaman named Walimai, who warn them of incoming danger, and gives Nadia a protective necklace. They soon overhear parts of a conspiracy between Carías and Ariosto. Moreover, an encounter with a caged black jaguar reveals that the big cat is Alex’s totem animal.

The Expedition

[edit]

The group leaves by boat, traveling upriver towards their destination in the heart of the jungle. Everyone in the group feels uncomfortable, as if someone were watching them. One of the soldiers dies when he is shot by a poisoned dart. Later, Joel Gonzalez is attacked and nearly killed by an anaconda. After another soldier’s death, this time at the hands of a Beast, the group decides to send several people back with the traumatized Gonzalez.

Alex plays his grandfather’s flute to relieve the tension. Soon after, a tribe from the mysterious “People of the Mist” kidnaps him and Nadia. They and said tribe travel further into the forest and arrive at a waterfall, which they must climb in order to reach the “Eye of the World”, the village of the People of the Mist. This isn’t much of a problem for Alex thanks to his rock climbing skills, whereas Nadia is plagued by her fear of heights – and so, Alex helps her overcome her fear.

When they reach the top, Alex is sent back down again to rescue the natives’ chief, Mokarita, who had fallen and been mortally wounded. Once safe at the top, they arrive to the Eye of the World, a beautiful rainforest nestled amongst a range of waterfalls and tepuis.

The People of the Mist

[edit]

Alex and Nadia are welcomed by the Natives, but their happiness is tempered by the death of Mokarita, who is given a traditional funeral, during which everyone takes a hallucinogenic drug.

Alex and Nadia are initiated into the clan; and being fifteen, the boy goes through a rite of passage into manhood. During the ceremony, unusual things happen: firstly, Alex transforms into a fierce jaguar, his totem animal; secondly, he receives a vision of his mom on her hospital bed, and he talks briefly with her; and thirdly, Nadia’s totem animal is revealed to be the eagle, which makes her overcome her fear of heights and fly to the highest tepui, where she finds two crystal eggs on a nest.

After the ceremonies, Alex and Nadia become respectively “Jaguar and Eagle”. The shaman Walimai and his spirit wife take them to visit the Beasts, who live in a lair city deep within the forest, and are considered gods by the People of the Mist. Jaguar, aka Alex, correctly assumes their city to be the famous El Dorado, which is actually made out of fool’s gold, and is located inside an inactive volcano, with the only entrance being a labyrinth of lava tunnels and caves, filled with mystical creatures such as blind white cats and a prehistoric bird-like dragon.

The Beasts of the Amazon

[edit]

Upon arrival, Alex and Nadia meet up with the Beasts, which look like giant sloths, and function as the living memory of the tribe by remembering long epic poems recited by Walimai and his predecessors. Fearing the capture of these ancient creatures by Western scientists, our heroes warn them to be careful of foreigners, such as the expedition group they both belong. In exchange for providing the Beasts protection, they ask for gifts: Nadia, the crystal eggs she saw in her vision as an eagle, and which turn out to be giant diamonds; and Alex, the water of life to save his mother. They both manage to get them, but only by giving up what is most valuable to them: Nadia, the protective necklace given to her by Walimai; and Alex, his grandfather’s flute.

Upon returning to the village, they discover that it has been taken over by the expedition, including Marau Carías and Captain Ariosto. Just as Nadia convinces the Indians to receive vaccinations, she and Alex realize that the vaccines are actually deadly doses of the measles virus, part of Carias’s plan to kill the Amazonian natives.

By a hair, they stop the vaccinations before the first dose is given. Karakawe, an expedition member, is revealed to be an officer of the Department for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples; he is shot by Ariosto. The Indios flee into the woods as a full-fledged gunfight breaks out. Luckily, it ends quickly. Ariosto and his soldiers take captive all of the members of the expedition. Some soldiers return with the gravely injured Carias and Dr. Torres. At night, Nadia and Alex manage to escape. With Walimai's help, the rest of the men are knocked unconscious by the smell of two of the Beasts, who also kill Ariosto. The tribe brings the rest of the expedition to safety. After the People of the Mist reach an agreement with the remaining members of the expedition (they will protect that area with all the power, influence, and money they can muster), they leave.

Last part

[edit]

In the end, Eagle and Jaguar must part. She gives Alex the three "crystal eggs". With the money gained from their sale, it was hoped that they would be able to fund a foundation to keep the World's Eye safe. Alex tells her that the best thing about the trip was meeting her, and they agree that they will be best friends forever.

Literary significance and reception

[edit]

Initial reception was split between harsh criticism and approval. Some critics regarded the novel as an engaging read and a good first try at a children's book,[3] while others note its slow start, and tedious, somewhat unconvincing speech in translation.

City of the Beasts has been translated into over 40 languages.[4]

Awards and nominations

[edit]
  • San Francisco Chronicle Book Review for Nov. 17th 2002: one of the best Young Adult Science Fiction novels of 2002[5]
  • Book Magazine Best of 2002 list for Young Adults[5]
  • Time magazine 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time[6]

Sequels

[edit]

Eagle and Jaguar meet again in the sequels, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon, and Forest of the Pygmies.

Notes and references

[edit]
  1. ^ Stein, Eliot (13 January 2021). "Isabel Allende on travel, culture and what inspires her". 50 Reasons to Love the World. BBC Travel. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ Miller, Lia (16 January 2006). "Walden Acquires Film Rights to a Trilogy by Isabel Allende". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ City of the Beasts – book review
  4. ^ Sigal, Lucila (18 June 2021). "Chilean author Isabel Allende fired up in the 'solitude' of lockdown". Reuters. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Locus Online: News: Best Books of 2002 Lists
  6. ^ Gutterman, Annabel; McCluskey, Megan (11 August 2021). "How We Chose the 100 Best YA Books of All Time". Time. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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