Isabel Allende is a Chilean author best known for her novels such as 'The House of the Spirits' and 'City of the Beasts'. Her works often focus on the experiences of women, magic realism, and political oppression. LUNA is a novel by Allende which tells the story of a young girl's journey to adulthood. Ines is a character in Allende's novel 'Of Love and Shadows', which is set in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship. Salvador Allende was a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 1970 until 1973 when he was overthrown in a military coup. Zorro is a novel by Allende which tells the story of a young man's struggle against injustice in colonial Peru. Chile is the country of Allende's birth and the setting of many of her novels. Peru is another Latin American country which is featured in some of Allende's works.