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cover of episode Isabel Allende's latest historical novel draws from her time at a women's magazine

Isabel Allende's latest historical novel draws from her time at a women's magazine

2025/5/12
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Isabel Allende: 我想从一个局外人的角度讲述1891年智利内战的故事，所以我创造了一个来自加利福尼亚的女性记者角色。为了让她能够成为战地记者，我赋予她会说西班牙语的技能，并让她拥有一个墨西哥继父和一个智利亲生父亲，以便她能说服报社派她去智利。她必须用男性笔名写作，这使她成为一位具有开创性的记者。我认为艾米莉亚和我一样，都在寻找那些不为人知的声音，并突破传统界限。作为一名作家，我总是试图找到故事的另一面，特别是那些被边缘化的人的声音，例如妇女、穷人和失败者。我希望通过我的作品，能够触及读者的内心，并激励他们去追求自己的梦想。 Deepa Fernandes: 我认为伊莎贝尔·阿 Allende 的新小说非常精彩，它不仅讲述了一个女性突破界限的故事，还融入了浪漫和战争元素。我特别欣赏艾米莉亚这个角色，她是一位具有独立精神和专业能力的女性，同时又充满浪漫情怀。作为一名记者，我与艾米莉亚产生了强烈的共鸣，因为她总是试图讲述故事的不同方面，并挑战主流叙事。我认为艾米莉亚的故事在今天仍然具有现实意义，因为新闻业仍然存在许多偏见和不公正现象。我非常感谢伊莎贝尔·阿 Allende 的作品对我的启发，它改变了我的人生轨迹，让我成为了一名记者，并追求自己的梦想。

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While crafting her latest novel, Isabel Allende says she wanted to tell the story of the Chilean Civil War of 1891 from the perspective of a neutral party. She decided to make her protagonist a female writer who uses a male pen name and convinces an editor to hire her as a war correspondent. In today's episode, Allende joins Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes to talk about My Name is Emilia Del Valle. They discuss the feminist spirit throughout the author's body of work, their shared interest in pushing back against dominant narratives, and Fernandes' personal relationship to Allende's work.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)