Popular Adult Titles: Latin American Literature

10 relatos de amor ISBN/Cat.# 840154002X
varios
Spain, 1997
213 pages
$11.95
Ten Stories of Love. An anthology of amorous tales giving testament to the intense and varied nature of love. Includes pieces by Isabel Allende, Julio Cortázar, and others.
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*100 relatos breves ISBN/Cat.# 9562820378
Galeano, Eduardo
Chile, 1997
120 pages
$16.95
100 Brief Tales. An anthology of the extraordinary prose of this Uruguayan writer including numerous previously unpublished works. Galeano is best known for his book, The Open Veins of Latin America and the trilogy, Memory of Fire.
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16 cuentos latinoamericanos ISBN/Cat.# 9580429596
varios
Venezuela, 1997
221 pages
$16.95
An extraordinary collection of sixteen short stories by Latin America's best-known storytellers including works by Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Augusto Monterroso, Antonio Skármeta, Mario Benedetti, José Emilio Pacheco, Sergio Ramírez, and others.
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17 narradoras latinoamericanas ISBN/Cat.# 092915732X
varios
Venezuela, 1996
222 pages
$18.95
Seventeen Latin American Women Storytellers is an extraordinary new collection of stories by some of the region's best women authors, including Claribel Alegría, Isabel Allende, Rosario Ferré, Clarice Lispector, Carmen Naranjo, Elena Poniatowska, and others. Includes a short biography and photograph of each contributing author.
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**A orillas del Río Piedra me senté y lloré ISBN/Cat.# 9700507041
Coelho, Paulo
Mexico, 1997
222 pages
$15.95
At the Banks of the River Piedra I Sat and Cried is a fascinating and clarvoyant novel by the world renowned novelist/playwright Paulo Coelho. Illustrated.
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A Tarzán con seducción y engaño ISBN/Cat.# 9591002157
Arenal, Humberto
Cuba, 1995
250 pages
$14.95
To Tarzan with Seduction and Deceit is a new Cuban novel whose central theme is love, and whose two main characters struggle to understand their identity as a couple.
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*Afrodita: Cuentos, recetas y otros afrodisíacos ISBN/Cat.# 8401375924
Allende, Isabel
Spain, 1997
323 pages
$24.95
Isabel Allende's extraordinary new work: Afrodita: Short Stories, Recipes and Other Afrodisiacs is an inspired look at the place that food, sex, humor and literature have in today's world. Beautiful hardcover edition with magnificent full-color prints and photographs by Robert Shekter. Recipes by Panchita Llona.
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*Aguafuertes gallegas ISBN/Cat.# 9879630106
Arlt, Roberto
Argentina, 1997
144 pages
$10.95
Roberto Arlt's usage of colloquial and immigrant language in his novels have kept him outside of the literary cannon just as the characters in his novels have been marginalized by Argentine society. Arlt is now being rediscovered by contemporary scholars and critics as an important writer with valuable insight into the many subcultures of Argentina's working class. Etchings of Galicia is perhaps his finest novel.
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Ajuste de cuentos ISBN/Cat.# 9686321187
Betancourt, Ignacio
Mexico, 1995
169 pages
$12.95
An Assembly of Stories. An innovative collection of brilliant, skillfully crafted tales about life's curiosities. A tribute to the beauty and flexibility of the Spanish language.
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Alcoba dormida, La ISBN/Cat.# 9800106065
Villoro, Juan
Venezuela, 1992
110 pages
$10.95
The Sleepy Alcove. The work of this esteemed Mexico City storyteller is captured in this Venezuelan publication.
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Alquimista, El ISBN/Cat.# 9700508609
Coelho, Paulo
Mexico, 1997
203 pages
$16.95
The Alchemist is a worldwide classic beloved for its appeal to both children and adults. An inspired fable by an acclaimed Latin American author. Also available on cassette (see books on tape).
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Amanecer en el desierto ISBN/Cat.# 9684113811
Pereira, Armando
Mexico, 1996
96 pages
$14.95
Sunup in the Desert. Fascinating, disquieting stories that walk the slender line between sun and shade -- explorations of the normal, and not so normal.
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**Amantes y enemigos ISBN/Cat.# 8420482536
Montero, Rosa
Mexico, 1998
276 pages
$18.95
Lovers and Enemies: Stories About Couples contains nineteen short stories which deal with the pleasure and pain of being in love, the necessity and invention of another, and the commonness of desperation. These stories are humorous, unsettling, and reflective.
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**Amares ISBN/Cat.# 8420634190
Galeano, Eduardo
Spain, 1998
262 pages
$10.95
The clever, lyrical pieces in Loves combine short narrative and historical critique, challenging the confines of literary genre. Uruguay's acclaimed author, screenwriter, and essayist uses unique and striking language to provoke the reader to question history.
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**Amor en los tiempos del cólera, El ISBN/Cat.# 8401242304
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1998
493 pages
$8.95
Love in the Time of Cholera is the celebrated novel by Colombian author García Márquez in which true love, though seemingly defeated for years, proves to endure all hardships. This book shines in its ability to reestablish faith in a world jaded by unrequited or lost love. A great read and an extraordinary value.
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**Amores que matan ISBN/Cat.# 9580439079
Beltrán, Rosa
Colombia, 1997
113 pages
$15.95
Loves That Kill is a collection of twelve stories dealing with the subject of love from the platonic to the terminal. Rosa Beltrán (Mexico, 1960) contributes a humorous and fresh female perspective to the classic theme.
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Amortajada, La ISBN/Cat.# 9561113848
Bombal, María Luisa
Chile, 1998
107 pages
$7.95
Woman in a Shroud. Master novel by a noted Chilean author that tells the story of a woman tormented by love and disillusionment.
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*Anatomista, El ISBN/Cat.# 8408020838
Andahazi, Federico
Argentina, 1997
233 pages
$21.95
A passionate historical novel based on the life of a medical doctor during the Renaissance. Andahazi is a celebrated, best-selling Argentine novelist.
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Antología de cuentos hispanoamericanos ISBN/Cat.# 9561108631
Rodríguez Fernández, Mario
Chile, 1998
452 pages
$22.95
A collection of thirty-two realist, modern short stories by Latin America's best authors.
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Antología del cuento fantástico hispanoamericano siglo XX ISBN/Cat.# 9561110164
Hahn, Oscar
Chile, 1997
386 pages
$20.95
An extraordinary gathering of 20th Century Hispanic American Fantasy Stories. Includes works by Latin America's finest contemporary authors.
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Antología del cuento hispanoamericano ISBN/Cat.# 9684524951
Burgos, Fernando
Mexico, 1991
857 pages
$24.95
Anthology of Spanish American Short Stories. An essential collection of short stories by Latin American writers of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Antología del cuento hondureño ISBN/Cat.# LSF240
Oviedo, Jorge Luis
Honduras, 1995
167 pages
$14.95
An anthology of contemporary Honduran Literature. Edited by Jorge Luis Oviedo.
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**Antología del cuento latinoamericano del siglo XXI: Las horas y las hordas ISBN/Cat.# 968232081X
Ortega, Julio
Mexico, 1997
445 pages
$24.95
Anthology of Latin American Short Stories From the Twenty-First Century. Ortega selected only the most talented, up-and-coming Latin American authors for his anthology of future masters. An extraordinary compilation scanning the whole of Latin America.
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*Apuntes para el fin de siglo ISBN/Cat.# 9562820343
Galeano, Eduardo
Chile, 1997
102 pages
$16.95
Writings for the Close of a Century is an anthology of previously published as well as several unedited writings by the world renowned author of The Open Veins of Latin America and Memory of Fire.
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Arte de ensoñar, El ISBN/Cat.# 9500413736
Castaneda, Carlos
Argentina, 1994
297 pages
$20.95
Carlos Castaneda's newest: The Art of Dreaming.
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**Así en la Habana como en el cielo ISBN/Cat.# 8420483648
Armas Marcelo, J.J.
Mexico, 1998
482 pages
$29.95
In Havana Like In Heaven. An enchanting story of resistance and courage seen through the eyes of a Spanish journalist, the novel uniquely reflects both the external and the internal reality of contemporary Cuban life.
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**Asedio, El ISBN/Cat.# 9591003587
Navarro, Noel
Cuba, 1997
176 pages
$10.95
The Siege is a fantastic, psychological story set in pre-revolutionary Cuba. This prize-winning Cuban author takes the reader inside the ambivalent mind of a man, from whose distorted perspective we glimpse fundamental situations.
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*Asociación para delinquir ISBN/Cat.# ASOCIACI
Gutiérrez, Alvaro
Nicaragua, 1997
136 pages
$8.95
A collection of unconventional, illustrated prose and poetry by a magnificent Nicaraguan author. Pablo Antonio Cuadra calls Gutiérrez: "one of Nicaragua's most original and surprising poetic voices."
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Asunto de familia ISBN/Cat.# 9590802265
Raúl Pérez, Carlos
Cuba, 1998
211 pages
$10.95
A Family Matter is an intriguing suspense novel. This entertaining work for adults and young adults has everything that is needed to make an interesting, Caribbean, who-done-it.
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*Atípicos en la literatura latinoamericana ISBN/Cat.# 9502903684
Jitrik, Noé (Compilador)
Argentina, 1997
440 pages
$29.95
Atypicals in Latin American Literature is a compilation of articles written by a host of important Latin American literary critics about a diverse group of writers, movements, and themes, which have been excluded from the literary canon and why. Includes a bibliography of sources and footnotes.
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**Atrapada en sus recuerdos ISBN/Cat.# 9702000335
Villaseñor, Marisol
Mexico, 1998
110 pages
$16.95
Caught in Memories is the third novel by this important Mexican (Monterrey) author. Her unique narrative style is eclectic, combining clear, simple language with lyrical, poetic descriptions. A novel of love, internal struggle, and oppression.
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**Aventura de Miguel Littin clandestino en Chile, La ISBN/Cat.# 8401427525
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1997
189 pages
$7.95
The prize-winning author depicts The Adventure of Clandestine Miguel Littin in Chile, the amazing story of a prohibited filmmaker's secret entry into his motherland in order to bring back a four-hour documentary. A powerfully moving testimony of courage and determination.
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**Aventurera infancia de la soledad ISBN/Cat.# 9591003536
Benítez, Rafael J.
Cuba, 1997
201 pages
$10.95
Soledad's Adventurous Childhood is an unusual love story from Cuba with the underlying theme of nature's mysteries. Author Rafael Benitez is a highly esteemed and extensively published Cuban narrator and poet.
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**Bad painting ISBN/Cat.# 9592092079
Vega Serova, Anna Lidia
Cuba, 1998
54 pages
$10.95
Short stories offering both the carnivalesque and barroque aspects of Cuban life: love, nostalgia, craziness, laughter, and ultimately, death. Bad Painting is a very fine collection of contemporary Cuban short narrative.
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Baile con serpientes ISBN/Cat.# BAILECON
Castellanos Moya, Horacio
El Salvador, 1996
158 pages
$9.95
Snake Dance is a new Salvadoran novel from Horacio Castellanos Moya.
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**Balada de Alfonsina Bairán, La ISBN/Cat.# 8489539693
Mateo, Andrés L.
Dominican Republic, 1998
168 pages
$16.95
Written by an award winning essayist and novelist, The Ballad of Alfonsina Bairán takes place in the Dominican Republic ruled by Trujillo and has already been acclaimed by critics as a national classic.
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*Barro ISBN/Cat.# 9992615109
Navas de Miralda, Paca
Honduras, 1998
295 pages
$11.95
Clay is one of the most representative novels of the campesino experience in Honduras. Clay was written in the forties by Pacas Navas de Miranda, who also founded two major Central American literary magazines.
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Batalla perdurable, La (A veces prosa) ISBN/Cat.# 9682988551
Castañón, Adolfo
Mexico, 1996
153 pages
$12.95
The Eternal Battle (Sometimes Prose). An intriguing collection of portraits, parables, anecdotes, and poetry in prose about life and art. The author won the Mazatlán Prize for Literature.
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Borges en revista multicolor: Obras, reseñas y traducciones inéditas ISBN/Cat.# 950081482X
Borges, Jorge Luis
Argentina, 1995
445 pages
$15.95
A collection of essays, book reviews, and unpublished translations by one of Latin America's most respected writers. Includes a number of handsome illustrations.
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*Burdel de las pedrarias, El ISBN/Cat.# BURDELDE
Pasos Marciacq, Ricardo
Nicaragua, 1997
522 pages
$25.95
The Brothel of Pedrarias is a sprawling historical novel set in the colonial period on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. The protagonist is a madame who falls for a military strongman, unraveling themes of moral degradation and double standards.
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**Cómo un mensajero tuyo ISBN/Cat.# 8483100568
Montero, Mayra
Spain, 1998
261 pages
$24.95
Like Your Own Messenger tells the amazing story of the legendary tenor, Enrico Caruso's incredible night in the National Theater of Havana. For years Cubans were baffled as to why this famous man disappeared for days after a bomb threat sent him fleeing from the theater. Now this incredible book answers the mystery that has eluded the public for nearly 70 years. "Another fine work from Cuban-born Matero... recommended." Library Journal
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Caballo y otros cuentos, El ISBN/Cat.# ELCABALLOY
Silva, Fernando
Nicaragua, 1996
117 pages
$19.95
The Horse and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by one of Nicaragua's most important contemporary narrators.
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Cadáver a solas ISBN/Cat.# 9682706815
Cadena, Agustín
Mexico, 1996
151 pages
$10.95
Lone Cadaver. A story exploring the anti-heroism that has so pervasively taken the place of epic heroism of millennia past. A compelling examination of the modern male psyche.
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**Café nostalgia ISBN/Cat.# 840802177X
Valdés, Zoé
Mexico, 1997
363 pages
$24.95
Cafe Nostalgia. Marcela is a winner who can not cope with the consequences of triumph, always running away from fame to the refuge of her cares, her dreams, her memories, her sweet nostalgia." Told with a superb mastery of language by the award winning novelist."
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*Café reencuentro ISBN/Cat.# 9700507793
Bodenstedt, Eva
Mexico, 1997
316 pages
$18.95
The See You Again Café is a rollicking, crazy, enchanting novel by this young Mexican author.
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Caprichos de la piel, Los ISBN/Cat.# 9686941169
Da Jandra, Leonardo
Mexico, 1996
142 pages
$12.95
Whims of the Skin is Da Jandra's most accessible novel to date. Abandoning the dense linguistic experimentation of his earlier writing, the author weaves a tale of three beautiful women and their scandalous passions.
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*Caracol beach ISBN/Cat.# 8420483702
Alberto, Eliseo
Mexico, 1998
365 pages
$20.95
Co-winner of the 1998 Alfaguara Prize, Caracol Beach is a splendid novel weaving together themes of insanity, fear, and death. A magnificent literary triumph by an extraordinary Cuban talent.
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*Carta del país azul y otros cuentos ISBN/Cat.# 9681650484
Darío, Rubén
Mexico, 1996
80 pages
$3.95
Letter from a Blue Country and Other Stories features the work of Nicaraguan poet and journalist Rubén Darío. This volume is a pocket-sized paperback. An affordable introduction to one of Nicaragua's most beloved authors.
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Cartas a Ricardo ISBN/Cat.# 9682965659
Castellanos Rosario
Mexico, 1994
336 pages
$24.95
Letters to Ricardo is perhaps one of the most wonderful collections of love letters in Latin American literature, where the abstract prevails over the psychological in a flowing narrative prose. Rosario Castellanos is one of Mexico's premier 20th C. narrators.
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*Cartas, sueños y otros textos ISBN/Cat.# 9684113943
Varo, Remedios
Mexico, 1997
133 pages
$18.95
Remedios Varo is best-known for his surrealistic paintings and drawings. In Letters, Dreams, and Other Texts, his considerable literary talent is displayed. This collection of interviews and other correspondence fills an important gap in the work of this prominent artist.
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