In 1988, Belli's book La Mujer Habitada (The Inhabited Woman), a semi-autobiographical novel that raised gender issues for the first time in the Nicaraguan revolutionary narratives, brought her increased attention; this book has been published in several languages and was on the reading list at four universities in the United States.
1988年，贝莉的作品《La Mujer Habitada》是一部在尼加拉瓜革命叙事中首次提出性别问题的半自传体小说，引起了大众的关注；这本书已经以多种语言出版，并且在美国四所大学的阅读清单上。