Read Around South America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in South America.
Best books from South America (779)
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Outono de carne estranha by Airton Souza PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Romance vencedor do Prêmio Sesc 2023, Outono de carne estranha nos convida a mergulhar nas lamas de Serra Pelada, combinando as memórias do garimpo e a ficção. Com sua escrita sensível e perfurante, Airton Souza conta a história de amor entre os garimpeiros Zuza e Manel, em um território de embrutecimento dos homens e da terra. Outono de carne estranha, do paraense Airton Souza, se passa no contexto da famosa e trágica Serra Pelada, o maior garimpo a céu aberto do mundo, explorada por milhares de homens na década de 1980. Nessa terra fragmentada pelas enxadas, marcada pela ganância e pela viol... continue
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Terminal 3 by Illimani Ferreira EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Imagine the future. Not the flossy-glossy one that feels like riding a Tesla driven by a coked out Ayn Rand. No. Imagine instead... a future somewhere between a white cishet libertarian's wet dream with sexbots and a nightmare Greta Thunberg had during a nap after eating expired tofu chimichangas. Can you picture that? No? Try this: Los Angeles has become a main hub of the Galactic Confederation - a relay outpost for extra terrestrial travelers coming from and going to the Norma and Scotus-Centaurus arms of the Milky Way, also known as "The Effed Up Side of the Galaxy." After his mom disappear... continue
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A Chapter of Hats : Selected Stories by Machado de Assis EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
The stories in this book, many of them published in English for the first time, are taken from Machado de Assis's mature period of life. They echo Poe and Gogol, anticipate Joyce, and have been compared to contemporary works by Chekhov, Maupassant and Henry James, yet they are not quite like any of these- they are - well - pure Machado de Assis. For example, two gentlemen standing outside a church in Rio de Janeiro see a respectable lady emerge - one of them has an unexpected, and to him inexplicable, story to tell about her past life as a prostitute; a popular composer of polkas burns the mid... continue
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Run for It : Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom by Marcelo d’Salete EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Run For It ― a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed illustrator Marcelo d’Salete ― is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil’s hidden history of slavery. Originally published in Brazil ― where it was nominated for three of the country’s most prestigious comics awards ― Run For It has received rave reviews worldwide, including, in the U.S., The Huffington Post. These intense tales offer a tragic and gripping portrait of one of history’s darkest corners. It’s hard to look away.
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Tocaia Grande : kroniek van een zondige stad by Jorge Amado NL
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Relaas van de stichting van een Braziliaanse stad door boeven, vagebonden en hoeren.
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Dit Stuk Grond by Antônio Torres NL
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Een man probeert de uitzichtloosheid van het bestaan in een dorp in het dorre noordoosten van Brazilië te ontvluchten.
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A Cup of Rage by Raduan Nassar EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
A small, furious masterpiece of dominance and submission, longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize