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The Chilean writer Isabel Allende received the United States Book Award.
The author of "The House of Spirits" received the prize considered as "the Oscar of Literature".
"Thank you very much, thank you very much for this unexpected honor that I humbly accept, on behalf of millions of people like me who have come to this country in search of a new life," said the author, according to Radio DNA.
"I look and listen attentively I ask questions and any questions To write I do not need to invent a lot, I look around and take notes, I am a collector of I turn to the lives of others, especially the strong and pbadionate women I meet everywhere I enjoy the pain and hardships of every day, the joy of being alive and Do not be afraid of death, I'm not afraid of life either, I refuse to live with fear, let alone vote with fear, "he said.
The Chilean became the first author in Spanish to receive the distinction and the second was not born on American soil.
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