Popular South American Magical Realism Books
Find magical realism books written by authors from South America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (49)
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Incredibila şi trista poveste a candidei Eréndira şi a bunicii fără suflet by Gabriel García Márquez RO
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
"În Incredibila şi trista poveste a candidei Eréndira şi a bunicii sale fără suflet, la fel ca în Un veac de singurătate, imaginile par a izvorî la fel de firesc ca florile silvestre într-un câmp mănos, după ploaie. Această capacitate uimitoare a lui García Márquez de a crea imagini (pe care, după spusele lui, a deprins-o de la bunica), nu se nutreşte dintr-o fantezie gratuită şi dezordonată, ci din toate manifestările şi caracteristicile care configurează culturile din zona Mării Caraibilor (printre acestea clima, geografia, organizarea ... continue
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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.
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Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego/ Things We Lost in The Fire by Mariana Enriquez ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Women who set themselves on fire to protest against domestic violence, distressed teenagers, friends till death do them apart, street children, young women bored with their partners, black magic, and superstition in northern Argentina. A work that is classic and contemporary at once.
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Las visiones by Edmundo Paz Soldán ES
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Un juez comienza a tener visiones de los hombres que ha condenado a la cárcel. Un doctor encargado de experimentos con armas químicas se dispone a probar un compuesto letal con su propia gente. Un soldado tiene un ataque psicótico y sube a un techo a disparar a quien se mueva, sin saber que desde el cielo un dron sigue todos sus movimientos. Una niña es capaz de predecir el futuro y su madre quiere orientarla a ver cosas que los hagan más prósperos, pero la hija tiene otros planes. Estos cuentos magníficos y extraños sugieren que, en tiempos de guerra, la batalla principal está en mantener la ... continue
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Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade ES
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Este libro, hecho Para la cr tica, re ne lecturas contempor neas y originales. Sit a e interpreta la obra de este escritor brasile o a trav s de ensayos de grandes investigadores como: Darcy Ribeiro, Alfredo Bosi, Silviano Santiago, Ra l Antelo, Eneida Mar a de Souza, Haroldo de Campos, H ctor Olea y Pierre Rivas, entre otros. Se incluye en esta edici n un dossier de fotograf as sobre el autor, una cronolog a y una bibliograf a comentada.
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No Place to Bury the Dead by Karina Sainz Borgo EN
Country: South America / 
Venezuela
Venezuela
Description:
"[A] rich and lyrical tale of desperation and redemption . . . Throughout, Sainz Borgo applies stark poetry to the terrifying setting, where 'moans and cries attributed to ghosts sometimes masked executions and beatings.' It's a stunner." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[A] deeply felt meditation on migration, mourning and the simultaneous entanglement and estrangement of the living and the dead" --Los Angeles Times Winner of the 2023 Jan Michalski Prize, a searing novel of loss and resilience that illuminates the often-overlooked human dimension of the migrant crisis, re-imagining the b... continue
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Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende EN
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
**The moving novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover** Irene Beltrán is a force to be reckoned with. As a magazine journalist – an unusual profession for a woman with her privileged upbringing – she is constantly challenging the oppressive regime. Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal, the son of impoverished Spanish Marxist émigrés. They are an inseparable team, and – despite Irene’s engagement to an army captain – form a passionate connection. When an assignment leads them to uncover an unspeakable crime, they are ... continue