University Titles: Latin American Literature

Los de abajo ISBN/Cat.# 9681603206
Azuela, Mariano
Mexico, 1997
142 pages
$9.95
The Underdogs. The classic short novel about the Mexican Revolution. (Also available as a spoken word cassette. See Books on Tape section.)
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Lotería: Retratos de compinches ISBN/Cat.# 9682706556
Leñero, Vicente
Mexico, 1995
135 pages
$10.95
Lottery: Portraits of Amigos. Vivid and irreverent anecdotes about Mexican and international writers and cultural figures such as Juan José Arreola, José Emilio Pacheco, and others.
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**Lugar de los hombres sin sombra, El ISBN/Cat.# 9688344613
Matus, Manuel
Mexico, 1997
81 pages
$10.95
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**Luisa en el país de la realidad ISBN/Cat.# 9683637345
Alegría, Claribel
El Salvador, 1997
168 pages
$12.95
Luisa in Realityland is the classic Central American transposition of Alice in Wonderland. The best of Central American prose and poetry by one of the regions most esteemed authors.
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Lujuria tropical ISBN/Cat.# LUJURIAT
Kijadurias, Alfonso
El Salvador, 1996
149 pages
$9.95
Tropical Lust seductively follows the adventures of Lulú, a singer, through her affairs with dictators, painters, and bolero composers. Full of splendid, vivid imagery. The literary equivalent of a bolero.
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Luz oblicua, La ISBN/Cat.# 9684113692
Villegas, Paloma
Mexico, 1995
253 pages
$14.95
The Oblique Light is a novel about two couples whose lives are intertwined as they live through the 1970s and ultimately separate in the 1980s. The story of a generation and the changes they live through.
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*Máscara del tiempo, La ISBN/Cat.# 9768136952
Stanley, Avelino
Dominican Repub., 1996
105 pages
$14.95
The Mask of Time explores through ten related stories about the Dominican Republic how recent Latin American dictators have exercised their political power.
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*México en una nuez y otras nueces ISBN/Cat.# 9681650565
Reyes, Alfonso
Mexico, 1996
80 pages
$3.95
Mexico in a Nutshell features the writing of author Alfonso Reyes. This volume is a small paperback similar in format to the popular fotonovela. An affordable introduction to the writer who Jorge Luis Borges has called "the finest Spanish prose stylist of this century."
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**Mala hora, La ISBN/Cat.# 8401242274
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1997
207 pages
$7.95
In The Evil Hour the prolific, prize-winning author makes a fictional statement against tyranny and violence. Sparked by a prank, a small Colombian village falls into turmoil which leads to blood and hatred. A handy, highly economical, paperback edition.
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Mala onda ISBN/Cat.# 9507421467
Fuguet, Alberto
Chile, 1995
295 pages
$20.95
Bummer. A novel in which the author's experience as an art and rock critic add authenticity. The protagonist's search for meaning in 1980 Santiago is set in the youth culture of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll, against a backdrop of military repression and economic uncertainty.
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Mano bendita ISBN/Cat.# 950742332X
Lafourcade, Enrique
Chile, 1993
264 pages
$21.95
Blessed Hand. The story of a boxer and his life in and out of the ring set in 1940s Chile. Effectively conjures an era when pugilists were potent anti-heroes, and many of the big names are brought to life here. By one of Chile's best-selling authors.
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Manual para desaparecer ISBN/Cat.# MANUALPARA
Méndez, Francisco Alejandro
El Salvador, 1996
149 pages
$10.95
Manual for Disappearing. Fresh, evocative fiction from this emerging Guatamalan author.
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**Manuscrito de miramar, El ISBN/Cat.# 9681904559
Nolla, Olga
Mexico, 1998
211 pages
$21.95
The Manuscript of Miramar is a powerful story about the parallel lives of two women, a mother and her daughter. With simple, fluid, and concise language this Puerto Rican author illustrates the necessity of narration, and the healing powers of both stories and silence.
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Marcos' Fashion ISBN/Cat.# 9686321985
Mora, Edgardo Bermejo
Mexico, 1996
90 pages
$8.95
An intriguing novel in which we find Mexican Zapatista leader Subcommander Marcos in the employ of Benetton as a politically correct fashion model, in exchange for economic aid and worldwide exposure. A bizarre and thought-provoking story.
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*Margarita, está linda la mar ISBN/Cat.# 8420483818
Ramírez, Sergio
USA, 1998
373 pages
$20.95
Margarita, The Sea is Beautiful is a brilliant novel full of irony, humor, and folklore of Central America. Written by the award-winning Nicaraguan author, Sergio Ramírez. This extraordinary book was co-winner of the 1998 Alfaguara Prize for Latin American Narrative.
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**Masaje y otras historias de amor, El ISBN/Cat.# 9684762968
Peña, Margarita
Mexico, 1998
135 pages
$9.95
The Massage and other Stories of Love is an impressive book of short stories which explore the complexity of human relationships. With a talent for employing honest, realistic, colloquial speech, this prize-winning Mexican author takes the reader on an existential, and audacious exploration into the minds of her characters.
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**Matriz del infierno, La ISBN/Cat.# 9500713187
Aguinis, Marcos
Argentina, 1997
559 pages
$25.95
This well-versed, Argentine author, winner of a long and impressive list of awards (Premio Planeta, amongst many others), presents an intriguing novel depicting Argentina and Germany during the dawn of the holocaust. The Womb of Hell is narrated with extraordinary authority and clarity of detail.
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Memorias casi póstumas del cadáver Valdivia ISBN/Cat.# 9682987555
Lavín Cerda, Hernán
Mexico, 1996
271 pages
$27.95
The Almost Posthumous Memories of Valdivia's Cadaver is a new novel by this Chilean-born author.
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Memorias de Mama Blanca, Las ISBN/Cat.# 9800100814
Parra, Teresa de la
Venezuela, 1994
172 pages
$7.95
Considered by critics to be this author's most successful novel. This work appeals to all ages, and is enjoyed by many as one of the classic works of Latin American literature.
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*Metro-pop ISBN/Cat.# 9687791179
Ilich, Fran
Mexico, 1997
175 pages
$12.95
A new, fresh and lively novelistic portrayal of border life from Tijuana-born author Fran Ilich.
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**Mi hermanita Magdalena ISBN/Cat.# 9702000629
Garro, Elena
Mexico, 1998
263 pages
$29.95
My Little Sister Magdalena is the unedited novel by prize-winning Mexican author Elena Garro. Guided by Dostoievsky's Crime and Punishment, Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and a Hollywood influenced culture, two siblings search for their missing sister. With this interesting, original plot Garro comments on important aspects of Mexican and world politics during the sixties. Combining humor and suspense with powerful poetic language, Garro displays her talent for narration and her mastery of the written word.
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*Momento de morir ISBN/Cat.# 9500417510
Posse, Abel
Argentina, 1997
184 pages
$18.95
Moment of Death is a modern Argentine novel rich with history, myth, and culture. Posse's work has been recognized throughout Latin America and the world.
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**Morgan (novela) ISBN/Cat.# MORGAN
Gerón, Cándido
Rebuplica Dominicana, 1998
332 pages
$37.95
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*Motivos para aborrecer a Picasso ISBN/Cat.# X8498539375
Valdez, Diógenes
Dominican Republic, 1997
96 pages
$14.95
Reasons to Hate Picasso takes the reader by the hand and leads her through a world of vampires and werewolves. The second coming of Christ is irreverently imagined in a contemporary setting, where the redeemer is fluent in rap music and comfortable with supersonic travel. A new novel from the Dominican Republic.
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Muñeca brava ISBN/Cat.# 9800107401
Guerra, Lucia
Venezuela, 1993
159 pages
$12.95
Angry Doll recounts how three women from different backgrounds must resort to prostitution in a military-controlled Santiago.
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*Muerte de un instalador, La ISBN/Cat.# 9682706734
Enrigue, Alvaro
Mexico, 1996
163 pages
$14.95
Death of a Fitter. A thought-provoking story about art, power, and the curse of impunity by this young, up-and-coming Mexican author.
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*Muerte de una ninfómana ISBN/Cat.# MUERTEDE
Delano, Poli
Chile, 1996
170 pages
$18.95
Death of a Nymphomaniac. Four evocative, compelling novelas by this Chilean author.
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Mujer de San Pedro, La ISBN/Cat.# 9681329627
Chao Ebergenyi, Guillermo
Mexico, 1996
593 pages
$24.95
The Woman from San Pedro. The intriguing story of a brave, idealistic, and determined woman who, during the Mexican Revolution, single-handedly flew in the face of presidential power -- and conquered it.
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Mujer habitada, La ISBN/Cat.# X0466
Belli, Gioconda
Nicaragua, 1997
338 pages
$18.95
The Inhabited Woman. Nicaraguan poet Gioconda Belli's first novel, reflecting the passion and longing for love in its broadest and most intimate dimensions.
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*Mujeres transgresoras ISBN/Cat.# 9706510508
Dey, Teresa
Mexico, 1997
134 pages
$12.95
In Women Who Transgress, Teresa Dey's brilliant narration explores how transgressions work magic in the lives of her protagonists.
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**Mundo alucinante, El ISBN/Cat.# 848310038X
Arenas, Reinaldo
Spain, 1997
313 pages
$24.95
The Extraordinary World is a novel about the adventures of the Mexican historical figure, Friar Servando Teresa de Mier. These creative, well-written accounts not only tell the stories of his extensive travels, but also paint a rich picture of this intriguing man's character. With this book the celebrated Cuban author has created an impressive work that transcends the biography.
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Mundo iluminado, El ISBN/Cat.# 9684933347
Mastretta, Angeles
Mexico, 1998
200 pages
$19.95
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Mundo para Julius, Un ISBN/Cat.# 9580602808
Bryce Echenique, Alfredo
Colombia, 1987
335 pages
$24.95
A beautifully bound, hardcover edition of Un mundo para Julius.
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Murieron a mitad del río ISBN/Cat.# 9684195648
Spota, Luis
Mexico, 1995
236 pages
$12.95
When They Died Mid-River was first published, it created a political scandal by bringing to light the mistreatment of braceros (temporary agricultural workers) in the state of Texas. Like Lewis' The Jungle, this book is a classic work.
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Nada cotidiana, La ISBN/Cat.# 8478882413
Valdés, Zoé
Argentina, 1996
171 pages
$15.95
The account of a Cuban woman born after her country's revolution, representative of her generation. The Daily Nothing documents the day-to-day frustrations of life in contemporary Cuba. An expressive and original work from a strong new voice in Cuban letters.
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*Niña blanca y los pájaros sin pies, La ISBN/Cat.# NINABLANC
Aguilar, Rosario
Nicaragua, 1997
180 pages
$12.95
The White Child and the Birds Without Feet is a novel "like a hall of mirrors" revealing various generations of women from Spanish, Mestizo, and indigenous backgrounds in Latin America.
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**No invoques mi nombre en vano ISBN/Cat.# 9688565563
Muñoz Cota, Antonio Tenorio
Mexico, 1997
150 pages
$13.95
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No me agarran viva: La mujer salvadoreña en la lucha ISBN/Cat.# 8484050998
Alegría, Claribel
El Salvador, 1994
149 pages
$15.95
They Won't Catch Me Alive: The Salvadorean Woman in Her Struggle pays homage to various women who have endured and fought the injustices of war. The author is one of El Salvador and Central America's most-esteemed writers.
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No pasó nada ISBN/Cat.# 8401385571
Skármeta, Antonio
Spain, 1996
95 pages
$18.95
Nothing Happened. A touching, nostalgic novel by the author of The Postman. The story of a Chilean boy who moves with his family to Germany and the challenges he faces in that foreign land. Hardcover edition. Larger print.
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Noticia de un secuestro ISBN/Cat.# 0140262474
García Márquez, Gabriel
USA, 1996
327 pages
$11.95
News of a Kidnapping is García Márquez' recent book, concerning the famous Medellín kidnappings. The author's careful research into the case makes this piece of journalism read like his best novels.
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*Nubes, Las ISBN/Cat.# 9507311726
Saer, Juan José
Argentina, 1998
240 pages
$20.95
An assortment of eccentric characters come together on a wild journey in The Clouds. Juan José Saer has been one of the central figures in contemporary Argentine literature.
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*Nuestra alma melancólica en conserva ISBN/Cat.# 9688344311
Moral Tejeda, Agustín del
Mexico, 1997
236 pages
$12.95
Preserving Our Melancholy Soul is a novel about a young Latin American student searching for truth in a time of violence and political repression. Prologue by Vicente Leñero.
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Nuevo relato argentino, El ISBN/Cat.# ELNUEVOREL
Libertella, Héctor
Venezuela, 1996
207 pages
$14.95
A collection of well-written stories full of intelligence and humor, by Carlos Chernov, Daniel Guebel, Juan Forn, Gustavo Nielsen, Guillermo Martínez, María Martoccia, Martín Kohan, Luis Chitarroni, Rodrigo Fresán and Graciela Safranchik, contemporary Argentine writers born between 1953 and 1967.
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**Objetor, El ISBN/Cat.# 9562601390
Mellando, Marcelo
Chile, 1998
150 pages
$12.95
The Objector consists of seven short stories constructed out of a maniacal, narrative obsession. These rhetorical stories are urgent and visual, challenging the reader's perception of reality.
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*Obra completa: Ensayos ISBN/Cat.# X9507311538
Sábato, Ernesto
Argentina, 1997
952 pages
$49.95
Complete Works contains the complete prose writings of Ernesto Sábato, Argentina's renowned existentialist writer. Includes confessions, dialogues with friends, and a brief biography.
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*Obras completas: Tomos I-IV ISBN/Cat.# 8478882898
Borges, Jorge Luis
Argentina, 1996
1800 pages
$149.95
Complete Works: Vols. I-IV of Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges, appreciated as perhaps Latin America's most esteemed 20th C. author. Four indispensable, hardcover volumes.
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**Ojos de la montaña, Los ISBN/Cat.# 8489539545
Sención Viriato
Dominican Republic, 1997
181 pages
$20.95
The Eyes of the Mountain, Sencion's second novel, recreates myths and legends from the Dominican Republic's south. The culture and traditions of the island's Afro-Hispanics come alive in the stories related in this novel.
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**Ojos de perro azul ISBN/Cat.# 840124238X
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1997
183 pages
$7.95
This splendid collection of short stories includes The Eyes of a Blue Dog and thirteen other works that demonstrate the prize-winning author's mastery. The story Third Resignation is published here to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its origin. A handy and highly economical paperback edition.
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**Otoño de los asesinos, El ISBN/Cat.# 9688565105
Cesar Mosches, Julio
Mexico, 1997
351 pages
$22.95
The Autum of the Assassins
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**Otoño del patriarca, El ISBN/Cat.# 8401242290
García Márquez, Gabriel
Spain, 1998
297 pages
$7.95
Autumn of the Patriarch is García Márquez' celebrated novel about the death of a dictator, told in his unique magical realistic style.
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