Read Around South America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in South America.
Best books from South America (778)
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Letters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas Llosa EN
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
In the tradition of Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet," Mario Vargas Llosa condenses a lifetime of writing, reading, and thought into an essential manual for aspiring writers, revealing in the process his deepest beliefs about the world of letters. A literary apprenticeship in eleven letters, by the internationally acclaimed master of the novel In the tradition of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, Mario Vargas Llosa condenses a lifetime of writing, reading, and thought into an essential manual for aspiring writers, revealing in the process his deepest beliefs about our common literary endeavor. ... continue
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Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
Debut novel by Peruvian author viscerally revisits Peru's recent, traumatic history through the eyes of three women
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Undiscovered: A Novel by Gabriela Wiener EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
"Wiener has rescued an intimate story from the family archive, a story that is also the infamous history of our continent, with her trademark intelligence and irreverent humor. Her prose, sober and forward, is fresh air; her view allows us to be testimonies of Latin America's cycles of plundering and looting."--Valeria Luiselli, author of The Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends An award-winning Peruvian journalist and international writer delivers her stunning English breakthrough work, blending fact and fiction in a genre-bending story of love, desire, heritage, and racism haunted b... continue
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Atusparia (Spanish Edition) by Gabriela Wiener ES
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
«Seguirle la pista a Wiener es uno de los pocos lujos que nos quedan». -Alejandro Zambra Una política de izquierda víctima del lawfare se encuentra prisionera en una cárcel de alta seguridad en las entrañas de la selva amazónica. Se hace llamar Atusparia, como el líder de la resistencia indígena peruana del siglo XIX y como el delirante colegio comunista donde estudió en los estertores de la Guerra Fría. El amor en tiempos del capitalismo la engulle en una espiral de drogas y sexualidad frenética que la alejarán de los viejos ideales de su educación hasta que el llamado de sus raíces la llevar... continue
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Cuentos de Eva Luna by Isabel Allende ES
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
Eva Luna -- amante, revolucionaria, narradora -- reclinada en la cama con su amante, le cuenta una historia "que nunca ha contado antes a nadie," en veintitres vivdos y fascinantes relatos sobre guerrilleros y nigromantes, seductores y tiranos, diplomáticos y acróbatas. En esta estupenda colección de cuentos, Isabel Allende continúa la magia de su muy elogiada novela Eva Luna.
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When I Fell from the Sky : The True Story of One Woman's Miraculous Survival by Juliane Koepcke, Beate Rygiert EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
**Soon to be a major film starring Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner - Girl Who Fell From the Sky** On December 24th 1971, the teenage Juliane boarded the packed flight in Peru to meet her father for Christmas. She and her mother fought to get some of the last seats available and felt thankful to have made the flight. The LANSA airplane flew into a heavy thunderstorm and went down in dense Amazon jungle hundreds of miles from civilization. She fell two miles from the sky, still strapped to her plane seat, into the jungle. She was the sole survivor among the 92 passengers, which included her mothe... continue
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Bolivar : American Liberator by Marie Arana EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat.
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Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
Jimena Ramos had no idea she was undocumented. Now she’s seventeen, and she needs to figure out a way to stay in New York City, the only home she can remember. There’s only one possibility that will get her a green card quickly enough: Jimena is going to find an American to marry her. She’s got one excellent candidate: Vitaly, her next-door neighbor and friend, the only person she trusts with her secret. But Vitaly’s got his own plans for the future. He’s a definite no. So Jimena tries online dating. She decides to approach this marriage like a business transaction. She figures out a plan that... continue