Books from Guatemala
29 popular guatemalan 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 North America Challenge" were written by authors from Guatemala.
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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Severina by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ES
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
Una perturbadora historia de amor y misterio por uno de los autores ineludibles de la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea. «Un escritor de una originalidad que nos impide encontrarle precedentes o modelos... Todo lo que conocemos de él es igualmente imprescindible y necesario.» J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia «Leerlo es aprender a escribir y también es una invitación al puro placer de dejarse arrastrar por historias siniestras o fantásticas.» Roberto Bolaño, Entre paréntesis Un delirio amoroso. Así define su autor esta novela, en la que la monótona existencia de un librero se ve co... continue
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Severina by Rodrigo Rey Rosa EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A bookseller becomes infatuated with an alluring woman who shoplifts from his store and finds himself entangled in her mystery, until, disoriented, the border between rational and irrational blurs.
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Tarantula by Eduardo Halfon ES
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
Hacia fines de 1984, dos jóvenes hermanos guatemaltecos, exiliados desde hace años en Estados Unidos, regresan a Guatemala con objeto de participar en un campamento de niños judíos en un remoto bosque, situado en las montañas del altiplano. Casi nada saben de su país natal y casi ya ni hablan español. Sus padres les inscribieron en estas jornadas para que no sólo aprendan formas de supervivencia en la naturaleza, también formas de supervivencia en la naturaleza para niños judíos, lo que no es lo mismo. Cierta ma&ntild... continue
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The Book of Rosy : A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border by Rosayra Pablo Cruz, Julie Schwietert Collazo EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A searing tale of the human lives behind the Trump administration-made immigration crisis, written by two remarkable mothers--a Central American woman whose children were taken from her by the United States government at the southern border, and the American who helped reunite the family--and offers a timely and urgent look at a migrant experience, family separation and reunification, and the power of individuals banding together to overcome even the cruelest and most unjust circumstances. When Rosayra Pablo Cruz made the wrenching decision to seek asylum in America with two of her children, f... continue
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The Country of Toó by Rodrigo Rey Rosa EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
This sumptuously written thriller asks probing questions about how we live with each other and with our planet. Raised on his wits on the streets of Central America, the Cobra, a young debt collector and gang enforcer, has never had the chance to discern between right and wrong, until he's assigned the murder of Polo, a prominent human rights activist--and his friend. When his conscience gives him pause and his patrón catches on, a remote Mayan community offers the Cobra a potential refuge, but the people there are up against predatory mining companies. With danger encroaching, the Cobra is fo... continue
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The Good Cripple by Rodrigo Rey Rosa EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
This muscular, starkly impressive novel from Guatemala's premiere young writer fiercely addresses the seemingly endless violence of Latin America.
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The Polish Boxer by Eduardo Halfon EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather's past and the story behind his numbered tattoo. A Serbian classical pianist longs for his forbidden heritage. A Mayan poet is torn between his studies and filial obligations. A striking young Israeli woman seeks answers in Central America. A university professor yearns for knowledge that he can't find in books and discovers something unexpected at a Mark Twain conference
28.
The President by Miguel Asturias EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
The President tells the story of a ruthless dictator and his schemes to dispose of a political adversary in an unnamed country usually identified as Guatemala. Drawing on his experience as a journalist writing under repressive conditions, Miguel Angel Asturias provides a blazing indictment of totalitarian government and its damaging psychological effects on society - from the harvest of terror to cowardice, to sycophancy, to treachery and intrigue, and the total sacrifice of human values to lust for power. Written in a language of freedom and originality, full of extraordinary symbolism, bitin... continue
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Trout, Belly Up by Rodrigo Fuentes EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
In seven interconnected short stories, the Guatemalan countryside is ever-present: a place of timeless peace, and the site of sudden violence. Don Henrik, a good man struck time and again by misfortune, confronts the crude realities of farming life, family obligation, and the intrusions of merciless entrepreneurs, hitmen, drug dealers, and fallen angels, all wanting their piece of the pie. Told with precision and a stark beauty, Trout, Belly Up is a beguiling, disturbing ensemble of moments set in the heart of a rural landscape in a country where brutality is never far from the surface.