El viento conoce mi nombre

Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler is five years old when his father disappears during Kristallnacht—the night his family loses everything. As her child’s safety becomes ever harder to guarantee, Samuel’s mother secures a spot for him on a Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to England. He boards alone, carrying nothing but a change of clothes and his violin.

Arizona, 2019. Eight decades later, Anita Díaz and her mother board another train, fleeing looming danger in El Salvador and seeking refuge in the United States. But their arrival coincides with the new family separation policy, and seven-year-old Anita finds herself alone at a camp in Nogales. She escapes her tenuous reality through her trips to Azabahar, a magical world of the imagination. Meanwhile, Selena Durán, a young social worker, enlists the help of a successful lawyer in hopes of tracking down Anita’s mother.

Intertwining past and present, The Wind Knows My Name tells the tale of these two unforgettable characters, both in search of family and home. It is both a testament to the sacrifices that parents make and a love letter to the children who survive the most unfathomable dangers—and never stop dreaming.

Author: Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is a Chilean writer, globally recognized for novels such as The House of the Spirits, which blend reality and fantasy while narrating the history of a Chilean family across decades. Born in Peru, she grew up in Chile, went into exile in Venezuela following the 1973 military coup (which overthrew her uncle, President Salvador Allende), and eventually settled in California, where she currently resides. Her work—which includes bestsellers translated into numerous languages—explores themes of family, politics, love, and memory, including her autobiographical book Paula, dedicated to her daughter.