Authors from South America

446 popular South American novelists

This is a list of authors from South America that were recommended for the Read Around South America Challenge. All the novelists listed below where born in South America.

1. Adela Zamudio Bolivia

2. Adolfo Bioy Casares Argentina

3. Agustina Bazterrica Argentina

4. Airton Souza Brazil

5. Alan Pauls Argentina

6. Alberto Barrera Tyszka Venezuela

7. Alejandro Jodorowsky Chile

8. Alejandro Puyana Venezuela

9. Alejandro Velasco Venezuela

10. Alejandro Zambra Chile

11. Alejandro Zambra, Megan McDowell Chile

12. Alfredo Bryce Echenique Peru

13. Alia Trabucco Zerán Chile

14. Alicia Partnoy Argentina

15. Alicia Steimberg Argentina

16. Aline Bei Brazil

17. Álvaro Mutis Colombia

18. Ana Beatriz Barbosa Silva Brazil

19. Ana Paula Maia Brazil

20. Ana Suy Brazil

21. Ana Teresa Torres Venezuela

22. Andaiye Guyana

23. André Timm Brazil

24. Andrea Amosson Chile

25. Andréa del Fuego Brazil

26. Andrea Yaryura Clark Argentina

27. Andres Caicedo Colombia

28. Andrés Caicedo Estela Colombia

29. Andrés Neuman Argentina

30. Andres Oppenheimer Argentina

31. Angélica Gorodischer Argentina

32. Angélica Gorodischer Argentina

33. Angélica Lopes Brazil

34. Anika Fajardo Colombia

35. Antônio Torres Brazil

36. Antonio Di Benedetto Argentina

37. Antonio Skármeta Chile

38. Ariana Harwicz Argentina

39. Ariano Suassuna Brazil

40. Ariel Dorfman Argentina

41. Armonía Somers Uruguay

42. Arnoldo Palacios Colombia

43. Astrid H. Roemer Suriname

44. Astrid Roemer Suriname

45. Augusto Higa Oshiro Peru

46. Augusto Roa Bastos Paraguay

47. Aurora Venturini Argentina

48. Ben Mikaelsen Bolivia

49. Bertène Juminer French Guiana

50. Bertène Juminer, A. James Arnold, Kandioura Drame, Keith O. Warner French Guiana

51. Beryl Gilroy, Bernardine Evaristo Guyana

52. Boris Fausto Brazil

53. C. J. Carey Venezuela

54. César Aira Argentina

55. César González Argentina

56. Caio Fernando Abreu Brazil

57. Camila Maccari Brazil

58. Camila Sosa Villada Argentina

59. Carla Madeira Brazil

60. Carla Maliandi Venezuela

61. Carlos Drummond de Andrade Brazil

62. Carlos Franz Chile

63. Carlos Labbe Chile

64. Carmen Posadas Uruguay

65. Carolina Maria de Jesus Brazil

66. Carolina Trujillo Uruguay

67. Caroline Criado Pérez Brazil

68. César Aira Argentina

69. Che Guevara Argentina

70. Chico Felitti Brazil

71. Christine Kindberg Peru

72. Clara Drummond Brazil

73. Clarice Lispector Brazil

74. Clark Accord Suriname

75. Claudia Amengual Uruguay

76. Claudia Piñeiro Argentina

77. Claudia Piñeiro Argentina

78. Claudia Salazar Peru

79. Claudia Ulloa Donoso Peru

80. Clorinda Matto de Turner Peru

81. Conceição Evaristo Brazil

82. Conceição Evaristo Brazil

83. Cornelis Gerard Anton Kom Suriname

84. Cristina Bendek Colombia

85. Cristina Peri Rossi Uruguay

86. Cristina Zarraga, Ursula Calderon, Cristina Calderon , Chile

87. Cynthia McLeod Suriname

88. Cynthia Rimsky Chile

89. Dalmiro Sáenz, Sergio Joselovsky Argentina

90. Damián Cabrera Paraguay

91. DANIEL GALERA Brazil

92. Daniel Mella Uruguay

93. Daniela Catrileo Chile

94. David Dabydeen Guyana

95. Deya Muniz Brazil

96. Diamela Eltit Chile

97. Dias Gomes Brazil

98. Diego Zúñiga Chile

99. Djamila Ribeiro Brazil

100. Dolores Reyes Argentina

101. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Argentina

102. Domitila Barrios De Chungara, Moema Viezzer Bolivia

103. E.R. Braitwaite Guyana

104. Edgar Mittelhölzer Guyana

105. Edmundo Paz Soldán Bolivia

106. Eduardo Alfredo Sacheri Argentina

107. Eduardo Berti Argentina

108. Eduardo Bueno Brazil

109. Eduardo Galeano Uruguay

110. Eduardo Jardim Brazil

111. Eduardo Sacheri Argentina

112. Eduardo Strauch, Mireya Soriano Uruguay

113. Edward Ricardo Braithwaite Guyana

114. Elisa Taber Paraguay

115. Emma Reyes Colombia

116. Emma Salmon-Plett Paraguay

117. Eric Walrond Guyana

118. Érico Veríssimo Brazil

119. Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Argentina

120. Ernesto Quiñonez Ecuador

121. Ernesto R. Sábato Argentina

122. Ernesto Sabato Argentina

123. Esteban Bedoya Paraguay

124. Euclides da Cunha Brazil

125. Eugenia Viteri Ecuador

126. Evelio Rosero Colombia

127. Fábio Yabu Brazil

128. Federico Andahazi Argentina

129. Federico Axat Argentina

130. Federico Falco Argentina

131. Felipe Charbel Brazil

132. Felipe Torres Medina Colombia

133. Felisberto Hernández Uruguay

134. Felix Luna Argentina

135. Fernanda Torres Brazil

136. Fernanda Trías Uruguay

137. Fernando Scheller Brazil

138. Fleur Doornberg-Puglisi Curaçao

139. Flor Canosa Argentina

140. Florencia Esse Argentina

141. Florencio Sánchez Uruguay

142. Frances de Pontes Peebles Brazil

143. Francisco Coloane Chile

144. Frank Martinus Arion Curaçao

145. Fred D'aguiar Guyana

146. Frei Betto Brazil

147. Gabri Garcia Marquez Colombia

148. Gabriel Abreu Brazil

149. Gabriel Ba Brazil

150. Gabriel Casaccia Paraguay

151. Gabriel García Márquez Colombia

152. Gabriel García Márquez Colombia

153. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Colombia

154. Gabriela Alemán Brazil

155. Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Fiona J. Mackintosh Argentina

156. Gabriela Cabezón Cámara Argentina

157. Gabriela Keselman Argentina

158. Gabriela Keselman Porter Argentina

159. Gabriela Mistral, Doris Dana Chile

160. Gabriela Wiener Peru

161. Gabriella Burnham Brazil

162. Giovana Sznelwar Madalosso Brazil

163. Giovanna Rivero Bolivia

164. Giuseppe Caputo Colombia

165. Gladys Ambort Argentina

166. Gloria Cecilia Díaz Colombia

167. Gloria Lisé Argentina

168. Gloria Wekker Suriname

169. Goldy Moldavsky Peru

170. Gonzalo Maier Chile

171. Grace Nichols Guyana

172. Gregorio de Laferrére Argentina

173. Griselda Gambaro Argentina

174. Guillermo Martínez Argentina

175. Gustavo Faverón Patriau Peru

176. Gustavo Gutiérrez Peru

177. Gustavo Rodríguez Peru

178. Haroldo Conti Argentina

179. Héctor Abad Colombia

180. Héctor Abad Faciolince Colombia

181. Helena Fox Peru

182. Helena Morley Brazil

183. Hernan Diaz Argentina

184. Horacio Quiroga Uruguay

185. Horacio Quiroga, Arthur Livingston Uruguay

186. Horacio Quiroga, J. David Danielson, Elsa K. Gambarini Uruguay

187. Horacio Verbitsky Argentina

188. Hugo Pos Suriname

189. Hugo Wast Argentina

190. Illimani Ferreira Brazil

191. Ilustralu Brazil

192. Inés Bortagaray Uruguay

193. Inés Garland Argentina

194. Ines Quintero Venezuela

195. Ingrid Rojas Contreras Colombia

196. Isabel Allende Peru

197. Ita Vitale Uruguay

198. Itamar Vieira Junior Brazil

199. James Canon Colombia

200. Javier Vásconez Ecuador

201. Jeferson Tenório Brazil

202. João Cabral de Melo Neto Brazil

203. João Guimarães Rosa Brazil

204. João Silvério Trevisan Brazil

205. Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis Brazil

206. Joaquín Gallegos Lara Ecuador

207. Jolanda Clément Brazil

208. Jorge Amado Brazil

209. Jorge Asís Argentina

210. Jorge Asís Argentina

211. Jorge Edwards Chile

212. Jorge Franco Ramos Colombia

213. Jorge Icaza Ecuador

214. Jorge Isaacs Colombia

215. Jorge Luis Borges Argentina

216. Jorge Luis Borges, edited by Adolfo Bioy Casares Argentina

217. José Bianco Argentina

218. José Lins do Rego Brazil

219. José Donoso Chile

220. José Eustasio Rivera Colombia

221. Jose Falero, Paula Carvalho Brazil

222. Jose Hernandez Argentina

223. José Ignacio García Hamilton Argentina

224. José Mauro de Vasconcelos Brazil

225. José Pablo Feinmann Argentina

226. Juan Cárdenas Colombia

227. Juan Carlos Onetti Uruguay

228. Juan de Recacoechea, Juan Recacoechea S. Bolivia

229. Juan Emar Chile

230. Juan Forn Argentina

231. Juan Gabriel Vásquez Colombia

232. Juan José Becerra Argentina

233. Juan José Sebreli Argentina

234. Juan Jullian Brazil

235. Juan Mattio Argentina

236. Juan Pablo Escobar, Sebasti©Ln Marroqu©Un Colombia

237. Juan Pablo Piñeiro Bolivia

238. Juana Martinez-Neal Peru

239. Julia Dantas Brazil

240. Julia Wong Kcomt Peru

241. Julián Delgado Lopera Colombia

242. Julián Fuks Brazil

243. Juliana Barbassa Brazil

244. Juliane Koepcke, Beate Rygiert Peru

245. Julio Ribeiro Brazil

246. Karen M. Rose Guyana

247. Karin Amatmoekrim Suriname

248. Karina Sainz Borgo Venezuela

249. Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Ecuador

250. Karla Cornejo Vollavicencio Ecuador

251. Katya Adaui Peru

252. Klester Cavalcanti Brazil

253. L. Mura Chile

254. Laura Herrera Chile

255. Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango Ecuador

256. Laura Restrepo Colombia

257. Lázaro Ramos Brazil

258. Leila Gierriero Argentina

259. Leila Guerriero Argentina

260. Leon Goutran Damas French Guiana

261. Leonardo Valencia Assogna Ecuador

262. Leopoldo Marechal Argentina

263. Letrux Brazil

264. Liliana Colanzi Bolivia

265. Liliana Colanzi Serrate Bolivia

266. Lina Meruane Chile

267. Lorena Hughes Ecuador

268. Lorena Salazar Masso Colombia

269. Lucas Rocha Brazil

270. Lúcia Hiratsuka Brazil

271. Luciano Lamberti Argentina

272. Luis Fernando Verissimo Brazil

273. Luis Majul Argentina

274. Luis Sepúlveda Chile

275. Luis Sepúlveda Chile

276. Luiz Cunha Brazil

277. Luiz Ruffato Brazil

278. Luiza Sauma Brazil

279. Mónica Ojeda Ecuador

280. Macedonio Fernández Argentina

281. Machado de Assis Brazil

282. Magela Baudoin Venezuela

283. Mahadai Das Guyana

284. Manorma Persaud Guyana

285. Manuel Mujica Lainez Argentina

286. Manuel Puig Argentina

287. María Gabriela Alemán Salvador Brazil

288. Marcela Serrano Chile

289. Marcelo d'Salete Brazil

290. Marcelo d’Salete Brazil

291. Marcelo Figueras Argentina

292. Marcelo Rubens Paiva Brazil

293. Marco Denevi Argentina

294. Marcos Rey Brazil

295. Margaret Mascarenhas Venezuela

296. Margarita Garcia Robayo Colombia

297. María Alejandra Barrios Vélez Colombia

298. Maria Alice Barroso Brazil

299. María Elena Morán Venezuela

300. María Eugenia Manrique Venezuela

301. María Fernanda Ampuero Ecuador

302. María José Ferrada Chile

303. Maria Mercedes Carranza Colombia

304. María Ospina Colombia

305. MARÍA SONIA CRISTOFF Argentina

306. Mariana de Althaus Peru

307. Mariana Dimopulos Argentina

308. Mariana Enriquez Argentina

309. Mariana Sández Argentina

310. Mariano Grondona Argentina

311. Marie Arana Peru

312. Marie Eugenia Mayobre Venezuela

313. Marina Yuszczuk Argentina

314. Mario Benedetti Uruguay

315. Mário de Andrade Brazil

316. Mario Halley Mora Paraguay

317. Mario Levero Uruguay

318. Mario Levrero Uruguay

319. Mario Mendoza Colombia

320. Mario Vargas Llosa Peru

321. Mark R. Amstutz Chile

322. Martha Batalha Brazil

323. Martha Mercader Argentina

324. Martín Kohan Argentina

325. Matías Néspolo Argentina

326. Mauro Cardenas Ecuador

327. Maximiliano Barrientos Bolivia

328. Melissa Rivero Peru

329. Mercedes Rosende Uruguay

330. Michel Laub Brazil

331. Michel Nieva Argentina

332. Micheliny Verunschk Brazil

333. Miguel Angel Scenna Argentina

334. Miguel Estrada Venezuela

335. Mónica Ojeda Ecuador

336. Monica Ramon Rios Chile

337. Nando Parrado Uruguay

338. Natalia Borges Polesso Brazil

339. Natalia Garcia Freire Ecuador

340. Nataniel Aguirre Bolivia

341. Nemonte Nenquimo Ecuador

342. Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez Peru

343. Nona Fernández Chile

344. Norberto Kurrle Argentina

345. Olga Orozco Argentina

346. Orlando Echeverri Colombia

347. Orlando Echeverri Benedetti Colombia

348. Oscar Olivera, Tom Lewis Bolivia

349. Osvaldo Soriano Argentina

350. Oswaldo França Brazil

351. Pablo Neruda Chile

352. Pablo Neruda (translated by William Pitt Root) Chile

353. Pablo Vierci Uruguay

354. Paola Carosella Argentina

355. Patricia Melo Brazil

356. Patricio Pron Argentina

357. Patrick Cassimiro Brazil

358. Paula Parisot Brazil

359. Paulina Flores Chile

360. Pauline Melville Guyana

361. Paulo Coelho Brazil

362. Paulo Freire Brazil

363. Paulo Lins Brazil

364. Paulo Scott, Alceu Chiesorin Nunes Brazil

365. PAULO VIEIRA Brazil

366. PEDRO BANDEIRA, OSNEI ROCHA Brazil

367. Pedro Lemebel Chile

368. Pedro Mairal Argentina

369. Pedro Pacífico Brazil

370. Pilar Quintana Colombia

371. Pola Oloixarac Argentina

372. Pope Francis Argentina

373. Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio Argentina

374. Power Paola Ecuador

375. Powerpaola Ecuador

376. Quino Argentina

377. Rómulo Gallegos Venezuela

378. Radna Fabias Curaçao

379. Raduan Nassar Brazil

380. Raphael Montes Brazil

381. Raquel Saguier Paraguay

382. René Maran French Guiana

383. René Favaloro Argentina

384. Renato Cisneros Peru

385. Ricardo Strafacce Argentina

386. Rita Lee Brazil

387. Roberto Arlt Argentina

388. Roberto Bolaño Chile

389. Roberto Bolaño Chile

390. Roberto Bolaño, A. G. Porta, Antoni García Porta Chile

391. Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci Uruguay

392. Rodolfo J. Walsh Argentina

393. Rodolfo Walsh Argentina

394. Rodrigo Blanco Calderón Venezuela

395. Rodrigo Hasbún Bolivia

396. Romina Garber Argentina

397. Rómulo Gallegos Venezuela

398. Roquinaldo Ferreira Brazil

399. Rubem Fonseca Brazil

400. Ryane Leão Brazil

401. Salomé Esper Argentina

402. Samanta Schweblin Argentina

403. Samantha Schweblin Argentina

404. Sandra Reyes, John DuVal Bolivia

405. Santiago H. Amigorena Argentina

406. Santiago Nazarian Brazil

407. Santiago Roncagliolo Peru

408. Sara Gallardo Argentina

409. Sebastián Martinez Daniell Argentina

410. Sebastião Carlos Velasco e Cruz Brazil

411. Selva Almada Argentina

412. Sergio Bambaren Peru

413. Sergio Olguin Argentina

414. Sharon Maas Guyana

415. Silvia Vasquez-Lavado Peru

416. Silvina Ocampo Argentina

417. Simon Bolivar Venezuela

418. Socorro Acioli Brazil

419. Sonia Daccarett Colombia

420. Stênio Gardel Brazil

421. Sylvia Iparraguirre Argentina

422. Sylvia Molloy Argentina

423. Sylviane Vayaboury French Guiana

424. Ticio Escobar Paraguay

425. Tip Marugg Curaçao

426. Tobias Carvalho Brazil

427. Tomás Eloy Martínez Argentina

428. Tomás González Colombia

429. Tony Bellotto Brazil

430. Triunfo Arciniegas Colombia

431. Tui T. Sutherland Venezuela

432. Velia Vidal Colombia

433. Victor Bouilly Argentina

434. Victor Heringer Brazil

435. Vitor Martins Brazil

436. W. H. Hudson Argentina

437. Walter Rodney Guyana

438. William J. Locke Guyana

439. Wilmer Urrelo Zárate, Bolivia

440. Wilson Harris Guyana

441. Yamile Saied Méndez Argentina

442. Yara Rodrigues Fowler Chile

443. Yuliana Ortiz Ruano Ecuador

444. Yung Pueblo Ecuador

445. Ziraldo Brazil

446. Zoraida Córdova Ecuador

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