[Caracas, February 5, 1985. Image via Getty.]

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - FEBRUARY 5: Chilean Isabel Allende, author of novel 'The House of Spirits' about a Chilean family in the Chile of the 20th century, poses for the photographer in her house in Caracas, 05 February 1985. Allende is a former journalist and the niece of Marxist President Salvatore Allende. (Photo credit should read FELIPE AMILIBIA/AFP/Getty Images)