Books from Chile
82 popular chilean books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around South America Challenge" were written by authors from Chile.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Never Did the Fire by Diamela Eltit EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
What happens when two revolutionaries are left with nothing to believe in, not even each other?
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Nocturno de Chile by Roberto Bolaño ES
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Sebastián Urrutia Lacroix, sacerdote del Opus Dei, crítico literario y poeta mediocre, revisa su vida en una noche de fiebre alta en la que cree que va a morir. Y en su delirio febril van apareciendo Jünger y un pintor guatemalteco que se deja morir de in
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Outra novelinha russa by Gonzalo Maier ES
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
João e Dante são dois amigos recém-saídos da universidade no despertar dos anos 2000, idealistas e cheios de planos. Enquanto Dante acredita que pode fazer sua parte através de uma empresa inovadora, João tenta entender o mundo a partir da vivência nas ruas. De um lado, a ideia de que uma mudança real possa acontecer de dentro do sistema; do outro, o estado de constante vigilância e o medo de quem decidiu se juntar ao elo mais frágil da sociedade. Entre ideais compartilhados e ações opostas, os dois tentam manter a amizade e os sonhos enquanto lidam com a falência das suas escolhas.... continue
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Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
La palabra piñen proviene del mapudungun, la lengua del pueblo mapuche, y se refiere al polvo o la mugre aferrada al cuerpo. Una palabra que se ha venido utilizando de forma peyorativa en Chile para referirse a personas racializadas o de extracción social baja. Daniela Catrileo hace suya esa palabra y la reivindica, como parte de la memoria oral de un pueblo oprimido, de un testimonio común, resignificándola. Este libro contiene tres relatos ubicados en la periferia urbana y social. La autora nos habla desde ese lugar, sobre lo que significa ser mujer y crecer en esos espacios más allá de las ... continue
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Sangre en el ojo by Lina Meruane ES
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Lucina, a young Chilean writer, has moved to New York to pursue an academic career. While at a party one night, something that her doctors had long warned might happen finally occurs: her eyes haemorrhage. Within minutes, blood floods her vision, reducing her sight to sketched outlines and tones of grey, rendering her all but blind. As she begins to adjust to a very different life, those who love her begin to adjust to a very different woman--one who is angry, raw, funny, sinister, sexual and dizzyingly alive.
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Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral by Gabriela Mistral, Doris Dana EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Gabriela Mistral was the first Latin American ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, and her works are among the finest in all contemporary poetry. She is loved and honored throughout the world as one of the great humanistic voices of our time.
This bilingual edition of selected poems was translated and edited by Doris Dana, a close personal friend with whom Gabriela lived and worked with prior to her death in 1957. These translations give a profound insight into the original poetry of this greatest of contemporary Latin American women. They were selected from her four major works ... continue
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Space Invaders : A Novel by Nona Fernández EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
A dreamlike evocation of a generation that grew up in the shadow of a dictatorship in 1980s Chile Space Invaders is the story of a group of childhood friends who, in adulthood, are preoccupied by uneasy memories and visions of their classmate Estrella González Jepsen. In their dreams, they catch glimpses of Estrella’s braids, hear echoes of her voice, and read old letters that eventually, mysteriously, stopped arriving. They recall regimented school assemblies, nationalistic class performances, and a trip to the beach. Soon it becomes clear that Estrella’s father was a ranking government offic... continue