Books set in Chile (77)
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Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
Pablo Neruda has been hailed as the greatest poet of the 20th century & was a Nobel laureat. In these memoirs he also recounts his distinguished career as a diplomat & politician, during which he came to know iconic figures including Gandhi, Che Guevara & Mao Tse Tung.
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Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado EN
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
In October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived but Nando's mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days. Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in the wilderness of the Andes, the survivors soon heard that the search for them had been called off - and realise the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends ... In a last desperate bid for safety, Nando and a teammate set off in search of help. They climbed 17,000-foot-high mou... continue
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My Invented Country : A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende EN
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
The author explores the landscapes and people of her native country; recounts the 1973 assassination of her uncle, which caused her to go into exile; and shares her experiences as an immigrant in post-September 11 America.
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My Name Is Emilia del Valle : A Novel by Isabel Allende EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
In this spellbinding historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and The Wind Knows My Name, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself. In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she beg... continue
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My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
A funny and compassionate play about a middle-aged "inventor" who has spent his years chasing one illusion after another while first his wife and then his teenage daughter have had to work to support him.
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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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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
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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