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Are Allende's novels often based on her personal experience?

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Yes, Allende's novels are often based on her personal experience. She has said that she writes about things that she knows well, and that she often uses her own experiences as inspiration for her characters and stories. For example, her novel The House of the Spirits is based on her own family history, and her novel Eva Luna is based on her experiences as a young woman in Chile.
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