Popular South American Adult Books
Find adult books written by authors from South America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (32)
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Hundert Augen by Samanta Schweblin DE
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Sie haben Häuser in Hongkong infiltriert, Geschäfte in Vancouver, die Straßen Sierra Leones, Marktplätze in Oaxaca, Schulen in Tel Aviv, Schlafzimmer in Indiana. Sie sind überall. Sie sind hier. Sie sind wir. Sie sind keine Haustiere, Geister oder Roboter. Sie sind wirkliche Menschen. Aber wie kann sich jemand, der in Berlin ist, frei durch ein Wohnzimmer in Sydney bewegen? Und wie kann jemand in Bangkok mit deinen Kindern in Buenos Aires frühstücken, ohne dass du davon weißt? Besonders wenn diese Person komplett anonym ist, unbekannt und unauffindbar? Samanta Schweblin erzählt vom Vertrauen i... continue
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It Is Wood, It Is Stone : A Novel by Gabriella Burnham EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
"Takes place over the course of a year in Säao Paulo, Brazil, [where] which two women's lives intersect: Linda, an anxious and restless American ... and [her] skilled maid Marta, [who] has more claim to Linda's home than she can fathom. [This is a] debut novel by young Brazilian American author Gabriella Burnham ... about women whose romantic and subversive entanglements reflect on class and colorism, sexuality, and complex, divisive histories."--
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Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Valentin and Molina seemingly share little other than a cell in this queer classic ahead of its time. 'Dazzling... a triumph' Observer Sometimes they talk all night long. In the still darkness of their Buenos Aires prison cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause that makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love that makes all else endurable. Though they seemingly share little other than a cell, the two form a bond so intimate - and a relationship so profoundly affe... continue
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La Azotea by Fernanda Trías ES
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
Empezamos allí donde terminamos: ¿qué ha ocurrido en este apartamento en ruinas, separado del mundo exterior?
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La morsure de la goyave by Marie Eugenia Mayobre FR
Country: South America / 
Venezuela
Venezuela
Description:
Quelque part en Amérique latine, un après-midi de l’année 1939, Julia frappe à la porte de doña Yolanda pour demander du travail. Nul ne se doute alors que grandit en elle le fruit d’un péché. Lorsque Julia accouche, la maîtresse de maison prédit que l’enfant, Alfonso, sera responsable du destin tragique des femmes de la famille. Hélas, la prophétie se réalise : doña Yolanda puis toutes ses descendantes sombrent dans la folie.
Quand Primitiva, l’arrière-petite-fille timid... continue
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Las estrellas son negras by Arnoldo Palacios ES
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
Irra o Israel, el protagonista de este clásico recobrado, publicado por primera vez en la Colombia del año 49, después del Bogotazo, sueña con matar al intendente de una Quibdó que es la de los años cuarenta. Una ciudad cosmopolita y pequeña; una ciudad con casaquintas coloniales y miseria. Y un río: el río que ve Irra desde su casa en la orilla de la desembocadura del Quito, tal como lo nombra en la novela y que es el mismo Atrato. Esta es una novela ambiciosa desde su concepción: en día y medio un hombre da cuenta de un mundo desconocido hasta hoy por propios extraños. Una ciudad construida ... continue
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Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
A visionary novel about the collision of technology and play, horror and humanity, from a master of the spine-tingling tale. They've infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Senegal, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Ohio. They're following you. They're everywhere now. They're us. In Samanta Schweblin's wildly imaginative new novel, Little Eyes, "kentukis" have gone viral across the globe. They're little mechanical stuffed animals that have cameras for eyes, wheels for feet, and are connected to an anonymous global server. Owners of kentukis hav... continue
Peru20.
Morte sul peste oeste by André Timm PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Diante do terremoto que arrasou o Haiti, Dominique não vê outra alternativa a não ser converter-se em mais um dos imigrantes que, deixando mulher e filho para trás, se aventura em busca de trabalho no Brasil. Mas ao entrar no país, um incidente o obriga a mudar seus planos radicalmente, lançando-o em uma espiral de preconceito e xenofobia, cujo cenário é o universo brutal das linhas de corte dos frigoríficos no Oeste Catarinense. Brigite, por sua vez, uma menina de treze anos, transexual e aspirante a cineasta, vive uma conturbada r... continue