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33 popular ecuadorian books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around South America Challenge" were written by authors from Ecuador. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.


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All My Bicycles by Powerpaola EN

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In this nonlinear graphic memoir, Powerpaola uses bicycles she's owned as a vehicle to explore the world, her relationships, her memories -- and herself.

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Catalina by Karla Cornejo Vollavicencio EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, tragedies on two continents, and the tantalizing possibilities of love and freedom “[A] sparkling fiction debut.”—The New York Times Book Review “[A] fresh and unflinching take on the campus novel.”—People (Ten Best Books of the Year) “Diabolically charming and magnetic.”—Ira Glass A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, The Washington Post, NPR, them Wh... continue

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Chamanes eléctricos en la fiesta del sol by Mónica Ojeda ES

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LA NUEVA NOVELA DE LA AUTORA FINALISTA AL NATIONAL BOOK AWARD por Mandíbula EN LA LISTA DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DEL AÑO SEGÚN BABELIA Seleccionada por la revista Granta como una de los 25 mejores narradores jóvenes en español «Mónica Ojeda es un fulgurante sol negro en la carta astral del terror contemporáneo». Fernanda Melchor «En esta novela Mónica Ojeda invita a un festival andino retrofuturista en la montaña. Psicodelia, volcanes, desintegración. Y luego el lenguaje que arde y nada es lo que parece. Seguirla en este viaje es, sin duda, una experiencia intensa». Mariana Enriquez Año 5540 del ... continue

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Clarity & Connection by Yung Pueblo EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
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From the celebrated author of Inward comes a new collection of poetry and short prose focused on understanding how past wounds impact our present relationships. In Clarity & Connection, Yung Pueblo describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways. In his characteristically spare, poetic style, he guides readers through the excavation and release of the past that is required for growth.

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Cockfight by María Fernanda Ampuero EN

Rating: 5 (4 votes)
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"Cockfight is the debut short story collection by Ecuadorian writer María Fernanda Ampuero. Over thirteen stories, Cockfight explores the brutality and everyday violence contained in the structures of home, family, gender, and class in twenty-first-century Latin America"--

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El viajero de Praga by Javier Vásconez ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
Después de una noche de visitas médicas bajo la lluvia, el Dr. Krontz decide tomarse vacaciones. Pero esta vez no irá al mar, donde suele encontrarse con su amigo el Dr. Cuestas, sino a la sierra. Y en estas vacaciones apacibles, resignadas, se encontrará con lo inesperado; hechos que lo harán evocar el pasado, la vida en Praga y en Barcelona, y posteriormente en el páramo ecuatoriano (mencionado también en La otra muerte del doctor) y luego en el Hospital de Quito; siempre con la sensación de que alguien lo sigue, lo vigila. La narraci... continue

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Fiebre de carnaval by Yuliana Ortiz Ruano ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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La memoria musical y sensible del carnaval de Esmeraldas resucita en Ainhoa, una niña de la isla de Limones, secretos familiares y episodios de violencia. En Fiebre de Carnaval cobra vida el mundo que la rodea en cada palabra, en cada ritmo que se baila, se contagia y que puede oírse en estas páginas. Gracias a una serie de recuerdos se construye una novela en la que cronología es imperceptible, y que da forma al cuerpo de la niña-máquina deseante, que a su vez es el de las mujeres que la criaron. El barrio en el que vive la abuela materna de Ainhoa, ... continue
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Huasipungo by Jorge Icaza ES

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A classic of Ecuadorian literature published in 1934. Knows as 'The Villagers' in English.

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Huasipungo by Jorge Icaza ES

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
An indispensable analysis of great Spanish literature is offered. The objective is to permit teachers & students of Spanish literature an access for a clear understanding of the author & his work.


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