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Text C Discovering Stories That Need to Be Told（第1页）

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JoanneLeedom-A

[1]IsabelAllendehasbeeerarylegend”，a“culturalbridgebuilder”，ahemostiinAmeriesheisalsolikeagoodfriendwithwhomyoutakeoffyourshoes，thesofa，alifetogether。

[2]IfirstmetIsabelAlleyyearsagoinLosAngeleswhenshewasgivingareading。IwasihPEN，whomayhavebeenstheprogram—Inolongerremember—butIrememberattendingapowerfuleveningwithmycolleagues。ForthepastmonthsI’vebeeinuingmyreadingofIsabelAllende，andIthatIamoodfriends—thoughshemaynotknowthis。Butasareader，IhavethefeelingIamhisclub，ortribe，becauseifyouimmerseyourselfiionandmemoirs，younotonlyfeelyouknowherfromhereasyaialprose，butyouthinkshesurelyknowsyoubecausehtsintolife。Andeve，youfeelshemightwanttoknowyouayoumoveiribeofpeopleshecolledher。

[3]Thisintimacysheachievesisinpartresponsible，I’msure，forher。Readingherbooksislikesittingandhavihfriendsatakittablewhehemasks，“Youwaory?Letmetellyouened。。。”Andoffyougointoherworld。

[4]InhermemoirSumofOurDays，Isabeltellsthereaderthisisinpartwhatherlifeislikewithherfriends，ingTheSistersofDisorder，whofolloweachother’strialsandprayforeachotheraheirvariedvieirituallife。Iihestrandsofspiritualquest，history，love，politidividualliberationintoabodyofworkthatinformsaainsa。

[5]TheiionshipAllendeherwritirictdisesheembodiesasaritessixdaysaweek，tenhoursadaywheworkonabook。Shehaspublishedhteenbooks—storyoirs，andyoungadultnovels，aslaysandabodyofarticlesasajournalist。Threeofherbookshavebeeomovies。Shehaswonnumerousawards，ingtheGabrielaMistralOrderofMerit，thefirstwomantowin;she’sbeeheAmeriAcademyofArtsaers;she’sbeenawardedhonorarydoctoratesandhasalsotaughtwritingiies，ingtheUyofiaatBerkeley。Herworkhasbeentraoovertwelanguagesandsoldoverfifty-sixmillioncopies。

[6]BorninPeruofpareherlomat—shegrewupmostlyihafewyearsierthemilitarydictatorshipof1973，whenherSalvadorAlleheofChile，wasoustedandassassioVehherhusbandandtwosmall，wheresheuedhercareerasajournalistandtelevisioy。SheetahPabloherenow，buthededtoldhershehadtoomuationtostayinjournalism。

[7]WhileinexileinVenezuela，shereoticethathergrahwhomshe’dspentherchildhood，wasdying。SiabletoreturartedwritinghimaletterthatbecameherfirstheHouseoftheSpirits。Eversince，IsabelbeginsherbooksonJanuary8，thedayshestartedthatletter。

[8]“IamawriterbecauseIwasblessedwithaories，anunhappychildhood，andastrangefamily，”shesays。

[9]TheHouseoftheSpirits，publishediablishedAllendeasanimportantwriter，andwitheachbook，herreadershiphasgrowheworld。ShewritesinSpanish，thenworkscloselywithherEnglishtranslator。

[1inswiththeheart。“Ihemostimportantthingsaboutone’slifehappechambersoftheheart，”shesays，addingthat，“allfiisultimatelyautobiographical。Iwriteaboutloveandvioledeathaion，abwomehers，aboutsurvival。”

[11]Thethemesofhistory，memory，love，andvioleinhernovels，whicharefilledwithherstrongwomenseekingloveandalsotheirowiesidon’teasilyyieldthemspace。Thatislyastrueinhernewnovel，IslaheSea，asirilogy，TheHouseoftheSpirits，DaughterofFortune，andPortraitinSepia。

[12]Alleifiesherselfasafeminist，aioherpassionforthefreedomandspiritofwomen。Sheisalsopassionateandequallyiheheartandpsyalecharacters。

[13]Inhernovelsandmemoirssheshbeliefinlifeandwisdomthattraerialworldwelivein。Sheaerslistentoahelargerspiritualworld。Oftetheadvicethatmightthoseassedon。

[14]InthehereandnowIsabelAlleuohavealargegatheringoffamilyandfriendsaroundherwhocherishher。ShemovedtotheUesmorethayyearsagoand，afterherfirstmarriage，shemarriedamanwhoshesaysistheloveofherlife。ShebecameaU。S。2003。MostofherfamilyandclosefriehinafewmilesofherintheSanFranciscoarea。

[15]Readinghermemoirs，I’veetokaversionofherlifeandfamily—muostfamiliesknowaboutthemselves。

[16]“I’malwayswillingtoopenupmylifea，”Allendesays，“becauseIbelievethatgeishexposedthatmakesotheseekeeps。。。Iamawareofhowmuchweallhaveinon。”

[17]Iwilltaketheriskoosumup，atleastwhatIfelt，aboutIsabelAllehewenerous。Sheisgenerousasastorytelleraandasaperson。Sheopensdoorsandsharesherself—herthoughtsandfeelihediseofanartist。Impliedistheassumptionthatindoingsosheisshoillhealandillumihersandalsoforherself。Thisgeyexplaiinpart，herworldwidepopularity。

[18]ShehasalsostartedafoundationwiththeprooirPaula，abhterwhodiedyoung。TheIsabelAlleionhelpswomenandgirlsiheSanFraobeemporotectedthroughprojeedu，health，aeraryarts。Shequhter’smottoasoguidesheraioo:“Whenindoubt[ask]:Whatisthemtodo?”

Notes

&troduofIsabelAllendegivenbyJoanneLeedom-AbeforeIsabel’sappearahePEiSeries，heldattheWashingtonNationalCathedralonApril30，2010。

2。JoanneLeedom-A:SheisanAmeriovelist，shortstorywriter，andjournalist。HerworksofficludeTheDarkPathtotheRiverandNels。Ms。Leedom-AisaVicePresideioheworldwideassoofwriters）。SheservesontheBoardsofPENAmeriter，thePEionandispastpresideerUSA。

3。Peru:秘鲁

4。Venezuela:委内瑞拉

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