Read Around South America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in South America.
Best books from South America (781)
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Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
La palabra piñen proviene del mapudungun, la lengua del pueblo mapuche, y se refiere al polvo o la mugre aferrada al cuerpo. Una palabra que se ha venido utilizando de forma peyorativa en Chile para referirse a personas racializadas o de extracción social baja. Daniela Catrileo hace suya esa palabra y la reivindica, como parte de la memoria oral de un pueblo oprimido, de un testimonio común, resignificándola. Este libro contiene tres relatos ubicados en la periferia urbana y social. La autora nos habla desde ese lugar, sobre lo que significa ser mujer y crecer en esos espacios más allá de las ... continue
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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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There are More Things by Yara Rodrigues Fowler EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize & the Orwell Prize for Fiction A Sunday Times Fiction Book of the Year 'a serious accomplishment' Sunday Times 'vivid and expansive' Sophie Mackintosh 'a lyrical celebration' TLS 'a glorious, poetic feat' Bolu Babalola This is a novel about two women - Melissa and Catarina. Catarina is born to a well-known political family in Brazil. Melissa, a South London native, is brought up by her mum and a crew of rebellious grandmothers. In 2016, they meet for the first time. Their story takes us across continents and generations. In it we see sisterhood and queernes... continue
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Hai kur mamashu chis: I want to tell you a story by Cristina Zarraga, Ursula Calderon, Cristina Calderon , EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Hai kur mamashu chis, or “I want to tell you a story,” as the Yagan grandmothers used to refer to their storytelling, is a journey through the landscape of the Yagan of a unique culture, rich in character, customs, and beliefs. Cristina Calderón is the only remaining native speaker and the last pure-blooded member of the Yagán people.
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By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Father Sebastián Urrutia Lacroix, a Chilean priest, believes he is dying. During the course of a single night of feverish delirium, he relives some of the crucial events of his life, and encounters and 'converses' with prominent cultural and political figures, including General Augusto Pinochet.
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The Essential Neruda : Selected Poems by Pablo Neruda EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) was the greatest Latin American poet of the 20th century. A prolific, inspirational poet, he wrote many different kinds of poems covering a wide range of themes, notably love, death, grief and despair.
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Estrella distante by Roberto Bolaño ES
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
El delirante y perturbador misterio de un impostor El narrador vio por primera vez a aquel hombre en 1971 o 1972, cuando Allende era aún Presidente de Chile. Escribía poemas distantes y cautelosos, seducía a las mujeres y despertaba en los hombres una indefinible desconfianza. Volvió a verlo después del golpe, pero en ese momento ignoraba que aquel aviador, que escribía versículos de la Biblia con el humo de un avión de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el poeta, eran uno, y el mismo. Y así nos es contada la historia de un impostor, de un hombre de muchos nombres, sin otra moral que la estética, dan... continue