Popular Adult Titles: Latin American Literature

Cartero de Neruda, El ISBN/Cat.# 8401009820
Skármeta, Antonio
Spain, 1995
140 pages
$17.95
An extraordinary novel made into a popular film portraying the life of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's exile in Italy, and The Postman whom he befriends.
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*Casa de la laguna, La ISBN/Cat.# 9500417669
Ferré, Rosario
Argentina, 1997
436 pages
$20.95
The House on the Lagoon is a national treasure and was a finalist at the North American National Book Awards. Ferré is an enormously talented Puerto Rican author with much to share with the United States. This novel is rich with imagery, atmosphere, and nostalgia.
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**Casa de los espíritus, La ISBN/Cat.# 8401423023
Allende, Isabel
Spain, 1998
454 pages
$11.95
The saga of the Trueba family is masterfully narrated in The House Of Spirits, whose international acclaim has placed the author among the top-ranking Latin American narrators. The novel pulses with acute historical and social lucidity. Its film adaptation with Antonio Banderas and Meryl Streep has gained immense international success.
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*Choque de leyendas ISBN/Cat.# 9591003528
Morán, Javier
Cuba, 1997
355 pages
$15.95
The largest illicit drug shipment of the decade lies in a nuclear submarine off the coast of Galveston, Texas, where three contemporary legends are in route toward some very serious consequences. A complex web of fatal consequences.
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**Cien años de soledad ISBN/Cat.# 8401242266
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1998
495 pages
$8.95
One Hundred Years of Solitude is, perhaps, the most important contemporary Latin American novel ever written. In García Márquez' masterpiece the fictional town and inhabitants of Macondo are a microcosm of Latin America. The beauty and tragedy, the seemingly unreal occurrences that adhere to reality more than one would like to think, and Márquez' amazing ability to tell a story combine to make this a remarkable achievement.
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**Ciudad pintada en la ventana ISBN/Cat.# 9681904079
Ruiz Abreu, Alvaro
Mexico, 1997
173 pages
$13.95
A City Painted in the Window is a story about a friendship, reminiscence, and the inevitability of progressing and moving forward. Two cities, Mexico and Barcelona, have as much to do with the relationship as the people involved.
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**Clarinegro y otros cuentos ISBN/Cat.# CLARINEGRO
Maldonado, Ennio
Honduras, 1997
108 pages
$15.95
Clear/Black and other stories contains a collection of short stories by Honduran author Ennio Maldonado Vijil. Some have appeared in magazines and journals in his country. In his first book, the author reveals his great narrative ability to express the hopes and fears of Honduras today.
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Clint Eastwood, hazme el amor ISBN/Cat.# 9683913156
Ruvalcaba, Eusebio
Mexico, 1996
158 pages
$9.95
Make Love to Me Clint Eastwood. A sober collection of short stories exploring the feverish and hallucinatory world of alcoholism. Without condemning the protagonists, who come from all walks of life, the author portrays their dysfunction and drug of choice with color and insight.
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**Colección: Biblioteca básica de literatura salvadoreña (20 vols.) ISBN/Cat.# BIBLIOTE
varios
El Salvador, 1997
2670 pages
$119.95
This extraordinary and highly economical twenty-volume collection represents the most outstanding Salvadoran writers and poets of the 19th and 20th C. Genres include political satire, lyrical poetry, modernist novels, science fiction, and short stories. These magnificent editions provide an extensive portrait of modern Salvadoran writing. Fully indexed.
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Como agua para chocolate ISBN/Cat.# 9684061404
Esquivel, Laura
Mexico, 1992
244 pages
$16.95
Like Water for Chocolate. The best-selling Mexican novel and film about the powers of love and food in a Mexican family.
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*Como vivido cien veces ISBN/Cat.# 9500817934
Bajo, Cristina
Argentina, 1997
415 pages
$16.95
The protagonist of this Argentinian novel feels As Though I'd Lived a Hundred Lives. A passionate historical novel about a woman who defies family and social traditions by sharing a forbidden love that marks her for life.
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*Conjuras, Las ISBN/Cat.# 970050753X
Huchim, Eduardo R.
Mexico, 1997
238 pages
$16.95
The Conspiracies. A fascinating, hauntingly plausible novel that suggests what Mexico will be like in the year 2000.
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Conspiración de los idiotas, La ISBN/Cat.# 9500711125
Aguinis, Marcos
Argentina, 1996
333 pages
$29.95
The Conspiracy of Idiots. This handsome, hardcover reissue of a modern classic is a testament to the epoch of repression in Argentina. The dark humor of this novel, about the manufacture of imaginary enemies, required a disclaimer when first published. Aguinis has left that epilogue in place as a reminder of the absurd conditions of that time.
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**Coronel no tiene quien le escriba, El ISBN/Cat.# 8401427568
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1998
99 pages
$7.95
The story No One Writes to The Colonel by this Nobel Prize-winning author is a magnificent tale of prodigious intensity about injustice and its reparations. A handy, economical paperback edition.
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**Crónica de una muerte anunciada ISBN/Cat.# 840124224X
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1998
135 pages
$7.95
Chronicle a Death Foretold is considered one of the masterpieces of this winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Set in a small Latin American village, this intricately woven story of passion and its consequences defies the linearity of time and space. A handy, economical, paperback edition.
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Creced y multiplicaos ISBN/Cat.# 9683913067
Laveaga, Gerardo
Mexico, 1996
103 pages
$8.95
Go Forth and Multiply. The perfection of the first artificial uterus -- practical for use by either sex -- creates controversy and causes an uproar in the scientific community, the birth control industry, and the public alike. A timely, thought-provoking novel.
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*Cruentos policiacos ISBN/Cat.# 9700508757
Barajas, Rafael
Mexico, 1998
127 pages
$11.95
Bloody Police Stories is a collection of the excellent stories of Rafael Barajas, AKA "El Fisgón" (The Mocker), who has been described as the "most talented writer of his generation."
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*Cuadernos de Don Rigoberto, Los ISBN/Cat.# 8420482633
Vargas Llosa, Mario
Mexico, 1997
384 pages
$19.95
Mario Vargas Llosa's extraordinary novel Don Rigoberto's Notebooks takes a humorous look at the excesses of desire. Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most esteemed authors.
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Cuadernos de Juan Rulfo, Los ISBN/Cat.# 9684113676
Aparicio de Rulfo, Clara
Mexico, 1995
183 pages
$21.95
The Notebooks of Juan Rulfo is a compilation of original notes, exercises, and film treatments edited by Rulfo's wife. An extraordinary new collection of previously unpublished documents of one of Mexico's most important contemporary authors.
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**Cuadernos de Praga, Los ISBN/Cat.# 9500820528
Posse, Abel
Argentina, 1998
318 pages
$17.95
In Prague Diaries, prize-winning, Colombian author Abel Posse unfolds this extraordinary story about the real life events from Ernesto "Che" Guevara's several months in the heart of Europe after leaving Cuba. The magical mystery of the town meshes with the details of Guevara's impending death in Bolivia. "Great talent, great wisdom, and great literature." Camilo José Cela
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Cuando era puertorriqueña ISBN/Cat.# 0679756779
Santiago, Esmeralda
USA, 1994
291 pages
$12.95
When I Was a Girl in Puerto Rico. The author's reminiscences of her childhood and the turbulent changes that moving to New York brought to her life.
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*Cuando leas esta carta ISBN/Cat.# 9507311971
Kociancich, Vlady
Argentina, 1998
76 pages
$19.95
When You Read This Letter is the most recent collection of short stories by Vlady Kociancich, a former student of Jorge Luis Borges, and a well-known auhor throughout Argentina. Kocianich works as a journalist, literary critic, and narrator and her work has won several awards.
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Cuarteles de invierno ISBN/Cat.# 9580433194
Soriano, Osvaldo
Colombia, 1996
166 pages
$18.95
Winter Quarters. An Argentine boxer and a singer of tangos go on holiday during their country's dictatorship and wind up with more adventure than they bargained for.
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Cuento argentino contemporáneo: Breve antología ISBN/Cat.# 9683655270
Giardinelli, Mempo (compil.)
Mexico, 1996
156 pages
$10.95
Contemporary Argentine Fiction: A Brief Anthology. Short stories that reveal the fresh perspectives allowed Argentine writers in a 1990s free from dictatorship. Stories by authors who stretch their wings, and soar. A magnificent compilation.
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Cuento chileno contemporáneo: Breve antología ISBN/Cat.# 9683654134
Délano, Poli (compil.)
Mexico, 1996
241 pages
$12.95
Contemporary Chilean Fiction: A Brief Anthology unites intense, dramatic selections by authors from two generations of Chilean writers -- Los Novísimos (of the 1970s), and Los N.N. (of the 80s).
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**Cuento del perro bailarín ISBN/Cat.# 9684762909
Trigos, Juan
Mexico, 1997
350 pages
$18.95
Tale of the Dancing Dog is the twisted, tragic story of a dancer, Silvino, and the strange human and sub-human characters that surround him. This book explores the cyclical, repetitive aspects of time, and the frightening ways people can be affected by time chasing its own tail.
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**Cuento fantástico hispanoamericano en el siglo XIX, estudio y textos ISBN/Cat.# 9706331204
Hahn, Oscar
Mexico, 1997
196 pages
$10.95
The Hispano-American Fantastic Short Story is a fascinating study of Latin American science fiction in the 19th C. This unique book studies the initiators and pioneers of this movement, such as Rubén Darío and Eduardo Blanco, and their techniques, styles and themes as they have shaped today's writers. The book contains a broad variety of selections from a number of 19th C. authors.
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**Cuentos ISBN/Cat.# 9688565652
Prieto Molano, Carolina
Mexico, 1998
78 pages
$6.95
Short Stories contains nine refreshing and spontaneous tales by one of Colombia's most celebrated young authors.
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Cuentos completos ISBN/Cat.# 9681614410
Darío, Rubén
Mexico, 1996
427 pages
$17.95
The Complete Stories of Darío includes sixty pages of preliminary study notes as well as an introduction by Ernesto Mejía Sánchez.
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**Cuentos completos ISBN/Cat.# 9706331298
Vallejo, César
Mexico, 1997
204 pages
$14.95
The Complete Short Stories show the amazing ability of this Peruvian writer to capture and communicate human relationships, the fight for freedom, and the agonizing and tortuous emotions that permeate reality. His poetic, lyrical prose, juxtaposed with grave, realistic themes highlight the dual nature of life and create stories that resonate within any reader.
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**Cuentos cubanos ISBN/Cat.# 8478841911
varios
Spain, 1998
118 pages
$7.95
Cuban Short Stories contains a compilation of eight amusing and colloquial stories by some of Cuba's most notable writers including Eduardo Heras León, Onelio Jorge Cardoso, Mirta Yáñez, Reinaldo Arenas, María Elena Llanas, Jesús Díaz, Virgilio Piñera, and Carlos Victoria. An attractive, easy-to-read, and economical larger print edition.
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Cuentos de cipotes ISBN/Cat.# CUENTOSDE
Salarrué
El Salvador, 1995
224 pages
$12.95
Children's Stories. Not a book of stories uniquely for children, but a fanciful plunge into children's imagination through stories told in the back yards, parks, and plazas all over El Salvador.
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**Cuentos de Eva Luna ISBN/Cat.# 8401423031
Allende, Isabel
Spain, 1998
247 pages
$10.95
The extraordinary Stories of Eva Luna betray the acclaimed Chilean author's exquisite stylistic elegance, as well as her profound knowledge of the human soul. A fascinating gallery of characters is woven into unforgettable tales of love and violence. Twenty-three short stories come in a handy, economical edition.
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Cuentos escogidos ISBN/Cat.# 9591002696
Diego, Eliseo
Cuba, 1995
157 pages
$14.95
Selected Stories by one of Cuba's best-loved authors, winner of the Juan Rulfo Award for Latin American Literature.
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Cuentos mexicanos ISBN/Cat.# 9561314363
Délano, Poli
Chile, 1996
269 pages
$16.95
Mexican Stories. A lively collection of writing by authors that hail from an intriguing variety of geographical areas in Mexico.
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Cuentos negros de Cuba ISBN/Cat.# 9591002750
Cabrera, Lydia
Cuba, 1995
173 pages
$16.95
Stories of Cuba's Blacks is a magnificent compilation of the favorite legends and folktales from Afro-Cuban culture. Recorded by one of Cuba's most heralded contemporary authors. Introduction by Fernando Ortíz.
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Cuzcatlan donde bate la mar del sur ISBN/Cat.# CUZCATLAN
Argueta, Manlio
El Salvador, 1998
285 pages
$18.95
Cuzactlan...is a story of a poor Salvadoran family confronting a difficult and painful reality. The history of the lives in this novel is the history of El Salvador; a mixture of pain and poetry.
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Danza del jaguar, La ISBN/Cat.# 9800103929
Quintero, Ednodio
Venezuela, 1991
315 pages
$14.95
Dance of the Jaguar examines the interconnectedness of the enchanted universe on the Andean high plain.
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**De amor y de sombra ISBN/Cat.# 840142304X
Allende, Isabel
Spain, 1998
268 pages
$10.95
The novel Of Love and Shadows is the magnificent second work of the celebrated Chilean author. The story of love is converted into an enchanting narrative that meshes the real with the imaginative. This unforgettable tale has also been adapted for film.
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**Del amor y otros demonios ISBN/Cat.# 8401242371
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1997
169 pages
$7.95
In his excellent new novel, Of Love and Other Demons, García Márquez continues his tradition of combining the marvelous real with his elegant narrative style to transport the reader to a different reality.
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*Demasiado cerca desaparece ISBN/Cat.# 950742833X
Dal Masetto, Antonio
Argentina, 1997
240 pages
$20.95
So Close, She Disappears is an engrossing tale of love and confusion. Masetto, an internationally known author, takes the reader on a long and intense journey through Argentine society.
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*Desastres íntimos ISBN/Cat.# 8426412432
Peri Rossi, Cristina
Argentina, 1997
167 pages
$21.95
Intimate Disasters. A fascinating novel by this Uruguayan author. Examines a group of fetishists whose lives place them somewhere between kids in a candy shop and bulls in a china shop.
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Desde que Dios amanece ISBN/Cat.# 9682706513
Estrada, Josefina
Mexico, 1995
125 pages
$10.95
From Sun to Sun. Twenty-four hours in the life of one intensely introspective woman, fighting to reconcile her values and her love for two men. A brilliant, psycho-sexual novel.
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*Desenróllame tu rollo ISBN/Cat.# 9700508714
Nipongo, Nikito
Mexico, 1998
287 pages
$16.95
What's Your Trip is an eye-opening novel which takes the absurd seriously. Written by a well-known, contemporary Mexican novelist.
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*Desiertos del alma, Los ISBN/Cat.# 9706510974
Alatriste, Sealtiel
Mexico, 1997
136 pages
$9.95
The Deserts of the Soul speaks of a loss; something between a protagonist-narrator and the outside world. Autobiography, testimonial, narrative blended into a fascinating whole.
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**Diario de un killer sentimental ISBN/Cat.# 9687723513
Sepúlveda, Luis
Spain, 1998
140 pages
$14.95
Diary of a Sentimental Killer and Yacaré are two clever short novels by renowned Chilean author, Luis Sepúlveda. Detective stories which stand out in their originality in theme and plot development. The first takes the reader on a trip from one end of the world to the other in search of an assassin, while the second is set in the south of Brazil.
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**Diario de una pasajera ISBN/Cat.# 9681902637
Gligo, Agata
Mexico, 1997
209 pages
$16.95
Diary of a Passenger combines fiction, cultural chronicles, memories, and testimonies of a battle against cancer. This late Chilean writer and literary critic chronicles her illness alongside her country's recovery from dictatorship.
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Diatriba de amor contra un hombre sentado ISBN/Cat.# 8425327571
García Márquez, Gabriel
Mexico, 1995
80 pages
$14.95
"Nothing resembles Hell so much as a happy marriage!" Thus begins Graciela's tirade, the first line from this theatrical monologue (which premiered at the Fourth Iberian-American Theater Festival in Colombia) about how marital love withers in proportion to a couple's social and financial "success."
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**Diciembre ISBN/Cat.# 950071275X
Garcés, Gonzalo
Argentina, 1997
169 pages
$20.95
December expresses what it means to be young in the 90's with uncommon life and vitality. Gonzalo Garces has been awarded recognition for his poetry and short stories, and debuts his novel writing talent with this publication.
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**Dimensión en el tiempo, La ISBN/Cat.# 9702000572
varios
Mexico, 1998
238 pages
$18.95
A Dimension in Time is an anthology of fifteen Mexican writers born in the decade of 1920-1930. Selections from five poets, nine narrators, and one playwright examine the constancy of time and its relation to art.
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