Read Around North America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.
Best books from North America (2032)
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No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley by Rita Marley EN
Country: North America / 
Cuba
Cuba
Description:
Bob Marley is the unchallenged king of reggae and one of music's great iconic figures. Rita Marley was not just his wife and the mother of four of his children but his backing singer and friend, life-long companion and soul mate. They met in Trenchtown when he was 19 and she was 18, and she was very much part of his musical career, selling his early recordings from their house in the days before Island Records signed up the Wailers. She shared the hard times and the dangers - when Bob was wounded in a gunfight before the Peace Concert, Rita was shot in the head and left for dead. Their marriag... continue
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Yuli : The Carlos Acosta Story by Carlos Acosta EN
Country: North America / Cuba
Cuba
Description:
NOW AN AWARD-WINNING FEATURE FILM STARRING CARLOS ACOSTA 'The dazzling Carlos Acosta is the Cuban Billy Elliot, a poor kid who triumphed over prejudice and humble origins ... Frankly, you couldn't make it up.' Daily Mail In 1980, Carlos Acosta was just another Cuban kid of humble origins, the youngest son in a poor family named after the planter who had owned his great-great-grandfather. With few options and an independent spirit, Carlos spent his days on the streets, dreaming of a career in football. But even at a young age, Carlos had extraordinary talent. At nine, he was skipping school to ... continue
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The Tyranny of Flies : A Novel by Elaine Vilar Madruga EN
Country: North America / Cuba
Cuba
Description:
In this provocative, darkly funny, and unique novel--a mix of Lord of the Flies and The Royal Tenenbaums--a dictator's former right-hand man becomes housebound and a family power struggle erupts. Growing up on a Cuba-esque Caribbean island, Casandra, Calia, and Caleb endure life under two tyrannies: that of their parents, and the Island's authoritarian dictator, Pop-Pop Mustache. Papa was the dictator's former right-hand man. Now, he's a political pariah and an ugly parody of a tyrant, treating his home as a nation which he rules with an iron fist. As for Mom, his wife and hateful second in co... continue
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634 Ways to Kill Fidel by Fabian Escalante EN
Country: North America / Cuba
Cuba
Description:
A sprawling account of the various, creative, often bizarre, yet incredibly disturbing attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro. Soon to be a TV series from Jed Mercurio, show runner for "The Bodyguard," and Richard Brown, producer of "True Detective" and "Catch-22." Fabián Escalante, the founder of the Cuban intelligence services, and head of the Cuban State Security Department, provides a clear-eyed first-person account of his experiences defending Fidel Castro from the extraordinary attempts to take his life. From lethal poisons to plastic explosives to bazookas, Escalante introduces and descri... continue
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Simone by Eduardo Lalo, Elsa Noya ES
Country: North America / Cuba
Cuba
Description:
"Dos escrituras se entrecruzan en las calles de San Juan, la capital puertorriqueña. Un escritor anota en un cuaderno el frágil contenido de sus días de supervivencia, mientras recibe anónimos que no sabe si son mensajes, citas u obras de arte. Desde estos extremos se narra en esta novela lo que no se sabe si es persecución o búsqueda y que al final resultará en un amor truncado y conmovedor." --Back cover.
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Salomé by Elaine Vilar Madruga ES
Country: North America / Cuba
Cuba
Description:
En un futuro en el que los humanos cazan criaturas invaluables en planetas desconocidos, una de ellas cae en manos de las más altas jerarquías del imperio galáctico y es la razón de motines y desconfianza. El poder político se ve desestabilizado al nacer dentro de los gobernantes un hambriento deseo, despierto por este ser del espacio exterior, cuyo destino recuerda a las primeras historias de la humanidad. Esta novela obtuvo el Premio Calendario 2013 y el Premio Agustín Rojas de la Crítica a la mejor novela de ciencia ficción publicada en Cuba el mismo año.
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Three Trapped Tigers by Guillermo Cabrera Infante EN
Country: North America / Cuba
Cuba
Description:
From the Publisher: Centering around the recollections of a man separated both from his country and his youth, Cabrera Infante creates a vision of life and the many colorful characters found in steamy Havana's pre-Castro cabaret society.
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I Was Never the First Lady : A Novel by Wendy Guerra EN
Country: North America / Cuba
Cuba
Description:
A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study in Russia. Leav... continue