Popular Adult Titles: Latin American Literature

**Piadosas, Las ISBN/Cat.# 8401011868
Andahazi, Federico
Spain, 1998
218 pages
$18.95
The Pious is the second novel by this prize-winning Argentine novelist. With his seductive prose and modern gothic narrative style, the author recounts the intriguing story of a terrible secret which Polidori, Lord Byron's private secretary, must guard.
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**Piratas, fantasmas y dinosaurios ISBN/Cat.# 9580435413
Soriano, Osvaldo
Colombia, 1997
269 pages
$19.95
+Pirates, Ghosts, and Dinosaurs. An excellent new contribution by this celebrated contemporary Argentine novelist who helps define an evolving national genre by fusing nonfiction with fiction.
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**Plan infinito, El ISBN/Cat.# 8401428459
Allende, Isabel
Spain, 1998
348 pages
$11.95
The Infinite Plan is Chilean author Isabelle Allende's stunning novel set in California, which deals with racism, marginality, the huge contrast between the rich and the poor, and the Vietnam War.
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*Plata quemada ISBN/Cat.# 9507428828
Piglia, Ricardo
Argentina, 1998
252 pages
$21.95
Tells the "true" police story of crimes which took place around the Río de la Plata in 1965. Piglia uses police records and other confidential materials to re-create this suspenseful drama. A prize-winning account from one of Argentina's most important contemporary authors.
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**Primero las damas ISBN/Cat.# 9681102401
Loaeza, Guadalupe
Spain, 1998
194 pages
$13.95
A collection of short stories depicting the ins and outs of upper class women, Mexican housewives, students, and actresses. Written by the well-known Mexican TV commentator, Ladies First is a tender yet ironic and always humorous look at the preoccupations of Mexican women.
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**Quiero escribir pero me sale espuma ISBN/Cat.# 9681102614
Sainz, Gustavo
Spain, 1997
158 pages
$16.95
Set in the inspiring 1960s, I Want to Write, But Foam Comes Out is the story of a young writer searching the streets of Mexico City for his own voice and identity. Written by one of Mexico's most innovative and talented contemporary narrators.
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*Quinta montaña, La: Una novela sobre lo inevitable ISBN/Cat.# 9507428852
Coelho, Paulo
Argentina, 1998
287 pages
$20.95
The Fifth Mountain is another masterwork from Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. Hailed as a novel about the inevitable, this rare work has been celebrated throughout Latin America as a triumph of the spirit.
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Quizá ISBN/Cat.# 9800108556
Boullosa, Carmen
Venezuela, 1995
234 pages
$14.95
Maybe is a collection of two short stories and two novels. Mexican author Boullosa writes in a style both lyric and carnal, and in these pieces explores the world through the lens of childhood.
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**Quizás no entendí ISBN/Cat.# 9684762984
Guiza Lemus, Gerardo
Mexico, 1997
150 pages
$9.95
In twenty-two sessions, or chapters Maybe You Don't Understand tells the story of two men in love; one who is comfortable with his sexuality, the other who is confused. Narrated in the first person, the reader is presented with the cathartic reflections of the protagonist. This book is not only an insightful, universal, and beautiful character sketch, but also an important tool for demystifying a misunderstood and marginalized portion of society.
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Rémoras, Las ISBN/Cat.# 9683913008
Urroz, Eloy
Mexico, 1996
351 pages
$12.95
A mind-teasing walk along the line separating fiction from "reality." The story of an introspective adolescent, Ricardo, who writes a novel set in the fictional town of Las Rémoras on the Baja Peninsula. The main character, Elías, is an author writing a novel about Ricardo! Then the two meet, exploring new levels of literary consciousness.
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Realidad aparte, Una ISBN/Cat.# 9681602188
Castaneda, Carlos
Mexico, 1996
302 pages
$16.95
Carlos Castaneda's classic work A Separate Reality.
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*Reina Isabel cantaba rancheras, La ISBN/Cat.# 9507428909
Rivera Letelier, Hernán
Argentina, 1998
254 pages
$21.95
Queen Isabel Sung Rancheras touches on the figure of the queen of Spain and weaves a novel illustrating Chile's own national mythologies. A vibrant and dramatic example of contemporary Chilean literature.
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*Reinas de corazón ISBN/Cat.# 9706510753
Güemes, César
Mexico, 1997
142 pages
$12.95
In his clear, polished narrative style, César Güemes' Queens of the Heart enters the psyche of his characters in a flowing manner both evocative and revealing.
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Relato de un náufrago ISBN/Cat.# 9500700867
García Márquez, Gabriel
Argentina, 1996
163 pages
$12.95
Story of a Shipwreck. In 1955, a shipwrecked Colombian Navy sailor washed ashore after being given up for dead by his government. The national hero then approached a young journalist named Gabriel García Márquez, and together they wrote this gripping piece of real-life drama.
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Relatos de poder ISBN/Cat.# 9681603419
Castaneda, Carlos
Mexico, 1996
387 pages
$16.95
Castaneda's Stories of Power.
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**Reo de nocturnidad ISBN/Cat.# 9580440697
Echenique, Alfredo Bryce
Colombia, 1997
271 pages
$15.95
This very humorous story Nocturnal Prisoner is filled with some of the most likeable characters, starting with Professor Max Gutiérrez who is plagued with persistent insomnia. Alfredo Bryce Echenique (Lima, Peru, 1939) is one of Latin America's most esteemed contemporary novelists.
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*Rostros y lugares ISBN/Cat.# ROSTROSY
Urtecho, Danilo
Nicaragua, 1997
120 pages
$8.95
Faces and Places contains imaginative and genuine prose by this talented Nicaraguan writer.
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*Sangre azul ISBN/Cat.# 9500418134
Valdés, Zoé
Argentina, 1998
186 pages
$16.95
Blue Blood is a sensual novel about art and love by the young award-winning poet, screenwriter, and novelist, Zoé Valdés of Cuba.
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*Santa Evita ISBN/Cat.# 9682706440
Martínez, Tomás Eloy
Mexico, 1996
398 pages
$24.95
Saint Evita. An empassioned portrayal of the devotion and idolatry that Eva Perón's cadaver inspired. Sometimes humorous, sometimes astonishing, a fascinating examination of a modern deity and Argentina's obsession with her.
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**Santitos ISBN/Cat.# 840101185X
Amparo Escandón, María
Spain, 1998
221 pages
$19.95
An intermingling of the mundane and the mystical, Little Saints offers a candid look at faith from a Latin American perspective. Esperanza Diaz goes on a journey looking for her lost daughter that takes her from a small Mexican village to the United States, a country where purity seems hard to find. "A surprising commentary on religion and sex." --Rudolfo Anaya.
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*Señora de la fuente, La... y otras parábolas de fin de siglo ISBN/Cat.# 968270670X
Ramos, Luis Arturo
Mexico, 1996
181 pages
$19.95
Lady of the Spring... and Other Parables at Century's End. A selection of brilliant short stories that cleverly explore and put in perspective the angst and ennui that typify our time.
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Selección de cuentos ISBN/Cat.# 8489541361
Quiroga, Horacio
El Salvador, 1997
135 pages
$6.95
A selection of short stories by Uruguayan author Horacio Quiroga.
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*Sexta isla, La ISBN/Cat.# 9682110726
Chavarría, Daniel
Mexico, 1996
374 pages
$20.95
The Sixth Island. What do an Uruguayan orphan on a pilgrimage, an ITT executive, and a 17th C. Dutch pirate have in common? They share center stage in this amazing, rollicking adventure story about robbery, kidnapping, and espionage. Not to be missed.
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**Siglo de o(g)ro: ISBN/Cat.# SIGLODEG
Argueta, Manlio
El Salvador, 1997
356 pages
$16.95
Age of Gold... Age of Horror is an extraordinary new novel about childhood in Central America by this award winning Salvadorean author. Manlio Agueta is one of El Salvador's most celebrated contemporary authors, and this novel captures his country's cultural reality in vivid, transparent prose. His work has been translated world wide.
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Sin permiso ISBN/Cat.# 9686321721
Aguilar, Enrique
Mexico, 1996
164 pages
$10.95
Without Permission. A different coming-of-age novel that portrays the intimacy and intensity shared by a young man and woman, and a critical examination of conventional adulthood.
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**Sitio, El ISBN/Cat.# 9681903579
Solares, Ignacio
Mexico, 1998
290 pages
$14.95
In The Place the inhabitants of an apartment building in the heart of Mexico City find themselves trapped when the electricity and telephones are shut off. In this apocalyptic metaphor for the existential confinement of modern man, this Mexican author (Chihuahua, 1945) explores escape through fantasy, love, and faith.
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Sofía de los presagios ISBN/Cat.# LSF637
Belli, Gioconda
Nicaragua, 1995
376 pages
$19.95
The story of the fascinating world of magic and eroticism as seen in Sofía, the book's protagonist. A book that revolutionizes Nicaraguan narrative tradition.
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**Sol sobre Managua, Un ISBN/Cat.# 9992433027
Aguirre, Erick
Nicaragua, 1998
315 pages
$20.95
A Sun Above Managua follows two journalists one night as they attempt to understand the city and society in which they find themselves. It is an exploration of modern urbanism, Nicaraguan history and politics, and the role of writers and intellectuals in today's Nicaragua.
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*Solo de saxo ISBN/Cat.# 9700508838
Délano, Poli
Mexico, 1998
168 pages
$12.95
Only Sax examines each character so closely that the reader may even hear them breathing. Poli Délano's writing has won several prestigious awards and been translated into various languages.
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*Sombra de pan, La ISBN/Cat.# 9687791160
Monreal, Sergio J.
Mexico, 1997
109 pages
$12.95
"There are certain adventures of Holmes best left untold. This one, however, is precisely the last I wish to tell." Bread's Shadow won Sergio J. Monreal (Mexico City, 1971) the Gran Angular Prize for Fiction.
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*Sueño de Ursula, El ISBN/Cat.# 9507311955
Negroni, María
Argentina, 1998
254 pages
$21.95
Ursula's Dream is a provocative novel which focuses on the female experience during the gothic period. María Negroni has written several well-known novels and won a variety of awards.
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*Sueño, El ISBN/Cat.# 9500418444
Aira, César
Argentina, 1998
198 pages
$16.95
The Dream is the latest novel by the contemporary Argentine writer, César Aira. Aira has published extensively, and has been translated into numerous languages.
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**Sueño en relieve, Un ISBN/Cat.# 9992437014
Sánchez Delgado, Edwin
Nicaragua, 1998
129 pages
$13.95
This Nicaraguan author plays with metaphoric and anecdotal language, resulting in a concise, shrewd, and ironic narrative. I Dream in Relief contains sixteen magical-realistic short stories characterized by fresh brevity, clarity, and imagination.
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**Sueños de amor en un país desafortunado ISBN/Cat.# SUENOSDE
Ríos, Herman
Nicaragua, 1997
228 pages
$14.95
In Dreams of Love in an Unfortunate Country, protagonist Dr. Irineo Torremolino takes the reader between past memories and present realities of his long life in Nicaragua. This is Rios' second novel.
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Tía Pita y otras muertes no ordinarias, La ISBN/Cat.# 9681101871
Haro, Victoria
Spain, 1996
142 pages
$14.95
Aunt Pita and Other Unusual Deaths. A charming, humorous collection of short fiction that examines death from a Mexican, and particularly feminine, perspective.
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**Tócame ISBN/Cat.# 9688565717
Alcántara, Alejandro
Mexico, 1998
131 pages
$7.95
Touch Me is a surprising collection of suspenseful stories written by an exceptionally young, Mexican author. The stories are published in large type for easy reading and understanding.
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*Tú eres Pedro ISBN/Cat.# 9682706718
Ramos, Agustín
Mexico, 1996
299 pages
$22.95
You Are Pedro. A facinating novel, based upon rigorous Biblical study, examining the process of immortality through remembrance.
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*Te beso buenas noches ISBN/Cat.# 9687791187
Correa, Aurora
Mexico, 1997
190 pages
$12.95
A novel addressing the adventures and misadventures, joys and pains of the author as she narrates to her grandson, Alonsillo, the years spent as a religious intern after her arrival to Mexico in 1937.
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*Teléfono, El ISBN/Cat.# 970050882X
González, Ramsés
Mexico, 1998
119 pages
$10.95
The Telephone. A refreshing alternative to heavy, pessimistic, prose. The Telephone is a must read.
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**Testimonios, Los ISBN/Cat.# X8494052222
Dalton, Roque
El Salvador, 1996
127 pages
$10.95
Written by a visionary in exile, this collection of melancholy, nostalgic, sarcastic, and hopeful peices is an excellent introduction to Roque Dalton's celebrated work. The poetry and prose found in The Testimonies are both accessible and provocative.
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*Textos recobrados: 1919-1929 ISBN/Cat.# 8478883371
Borges, Jorge Luis
Argentina, 1997
462 pages
$39.95
Recovered Texts: 1919-1929 contains eloquent poetry, riveting short stories, and fascinating articles by the prominant Argentine literary figure, Jorge Luis Borges.
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**Tiempo que nos tocó vivir, El ISBN/Cat.# 8401011795
Oliva Espinosa, Jorge C.
Spain, 1998
453 pages
$20.95
The Time In Which We Lived Is a rare biographical account of the Cuban revolution and its consequences. Narrated simply and fluently, this chronicle novel leads the reader from the end of Batista's regime to Fidel Castro and the years that followed as the main character and his group of adolescent friends grow up and carry on with their lives. Offers extraordinary insights into today's Cuba.
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*Tierra miskita, La: Prosa y poesía miskita en miskito y español ISBN/Cat.# TIERRAMIS
Silva Mercado, Adán
Nicaragua, 1997
160 pages
$10.95
Miskitu Land Contains inspirational bilingual prose and poetry in both Miskitu and Spanish. The writings include many refernces to the breathtaking landscape of the regions where Miskitu is spoken.
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**Tigre azul y otros artículos, El ISBN/Cat.# 9590602118
Galeano, Eduardo
Cuba, 1996
143 pages
$11.95
The Blue Tiger: And Other Articles gathers twelve years of hard-to-find journalistic essays, never before published in a single volume, by one of Latin America's most important authors.
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**Toda una vida ISBN/Cat.# 8440681917
Cerda, Martha
1998
129 pages
$19.95
An Entire Life is the surprisingly original story of a child that chooses to wait to be born until the time is right for his mother. This Mexican author presents an inventive perspective, where the reader sees the world not through the mind of a woman, but through her womb.
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Todos los fuegos el fuego ISBN/Cat.# 9580413061
Cortázar, Julio
Colombia, 1997
221 pages
$12.95
Julio Cortázar's acclaimed novel, with extensive critical notes and an examination of Cortázar's extraordinary cannon.
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*Tránsito obligatorio ISBN/Cat.# 9682706785
Bernal, Alejandra
Mexico, 1996
144 pages
$11.95
Obligatory Transit. A sensuous, artfully-crafted novel about romance and masculine-feminine mythology.
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Tríptico ISBN/Cat.# 9681646134
Monterroso, Augusto
Mexico, 1996
417 pages
$12.95
Triptych combines three works of short fiction in one volume -- The Magic Word, Perpetual Motion, and The Letter E. An important collection in the work of this esteemed Guatemalan writer who has spent most of his life in exile in Mexico. Monterroso was honored with the 1996 Juan Rulfo Prize for Latin American Literature.
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Treinta y cinco mujeres ISBN/Cat.# 9686321608
Garibay, Ricardo
Mexico, 1996
200 pages
$15.95
Thirty-five Women. An intense collection of brief portraits, alternately passionate and humorous. Narrates the author's encounters with fascinatingly proud, envious, thoughtful, and sometimes vengeful members of the feminine gender.
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Triste, solitario y final ISBN/Cat.# 958043185X
Soriano, Osvaldo
Colombia, 1995
176 pages
$19.95
Sad, Solitary, and Final. The fascinating, fictional account of an enthusiastic young Argentine writer's encounter with an aging Stan Laurel and an elderly Philip Marlowe.
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