Taya and Noah from Arts4Refugees talked with Alice - a student journalist with us. This placement was organised by Oxford University Career Services. Alice is a second year student studying Law at St.Hughes College , Oxford University. The arty refugee she chose to research and write about was Isabel Allende, a Chilean American author.
Isabel Allende’s concept of home is a lot more unstable than ours. But despite the trauma, she became very successful and has a lasting impact on society. Her literary works were based on her life experience, historical events and focused on the lives of women.
You can listen to the full conversation here.
Key Points
Alice is studying Spanish law at Oxford University.
Isabel Allende helped people leave Chile safely because of the dictatorship that overthrew the Chilean government
She eventually had to flee to Venezuela
She as an author also writes about the refugee experience
She started a foundation after the death of her daughter Paula to help women in less-developed communities.
If you would like to learn more about Isabel - there is a short story by Alice here.
