University Titles: Latin American Literature

Otras sombras de la luz: Cuentos parapsicológicos ISBN/Cat.# 9684099053
Levy, Elsa
Mexico, 1996
145 pages
$10.95
Other Shadows of the Light: Parapsychological Stories. Imaginitively perspicacious short fiction that hints of the supernatural by this Mexican author.
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**Paisaje de otoño ISBN/Cat.# 8483100703
Padura Fuentes, Leonardo
Spain, 1998
260 pages
$24.95
Autumn Landscape is an intriguing story about Cuba in the 1970s. This book paints a vivid picture of post-revolutionary Havana during a time of growing uncertainty and confused ideals. Corruption, violence, power, and frustrated ambitions play a principal role in this extraordinary novel.
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Palabras andantes, Las ISBN/Cat.# 9682319013
Galeano, Eduardo
Mexico, 1993
316 pages
$39.95
Walking Words is a collection of modern-day fables by this famed Uruguayan author, illustrated by Brazilian printmaker José Borges.
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**Papo impala está quitao ISBN/Cat.# 1563280841
Ramos, Juan Antonio
USA, 1997
108 pages
$9.95
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Paraíso tres veces al día, El ISBN/Cat.# 9562471381
Electorat, Mauricio
Chile, 1995
233 pages
$18.95
Paradise Three Times a Day features a young Chilean protagonist living in Paris with a dull job and great ambitions. He thinks that meeting Valerie is his ticket to greatness, but it's just the start of a free-fall into hell.
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*Parnaso, El ISBN/Cat.# ELPARNASO
Ochoa, Americo
El Salvador, 1997
179 pages
$9.95
A Salvadorean novel depicting a celebration where the guests are an extraordinary collection of Marxists, exiles, writers, artists, and other members of the Salvadorean underground.
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Paseo de la reforma ISBN/Cat.# 9681101936
Poniatowska, Elena
Spain, 1996
173 pages
$13.95
The Road to Reform. A young, bourgeois Mexican woman is forced to examine her values when her parents die, exposing her to the "other" Mexico. A compelling portrait of love, culture, and class by one of Mexico's top contemporary writers.
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**Paso adelante, El: Cuentos y relatos ISBN/Cat.# 9688428930
Gonzáles Callado, Miguel Angel
Mexico, 1998
155 pages
$14.95
A Step Forward is a book of short stories that deal with the adversity and fragility of the human condition. This Mexican writer has mastered the use of simple, everyday language and the expression of common ideals to expose the irony of today's Mexican reality.
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*Pasos del Andarín, Los ISBN/Cat.# 9567369216
Baraona, Rafael
Chile, 1995
137 pages
$15.95
The Steps of the Wanderer. A prize-winning collection of stories inspired by the literary and cultural traditions of the author's native Chile.
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**Patente de corso (1993-1998) ISBN/Cat.# 8420483508
Pérez-Reverte, Arturo
Mexico, 1998
527 pages
$26.95
Writings: 1993-1998 is a compilation of articles, and opinion pages, written by this widely read, daring Colombian journalist. Known for their savage honesty, these pieces will intrigue, possibly enrage, and definitely enlighten and entertain the reader.
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**Paula ISBN/Cat.# 8401423635
Allende, Isabel
Spain, 1998
433 pages
$11.95
Paula is Isabelle Allende's book based on her own life and the life and illness of her daughter, Paula. A magnificent and emotionally intimate look into the lives of the Allende family and the recent history of their native Chile.
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**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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*Piel por la piel, La ISBN/Cat.# 980010982X
Romero, Armando
Venezuela, 1997
204 pages
$18.95
Skin for Skin is a thoughtful Venezuelan novel about self identity in the world of academia. Written by an important Venezuelan essayist and poet.
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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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**Por estas calles bravas ISBN/Cat.# 0679776281
Tomás, Piri
USA, 1998
368 pages
$12.00
Down These Mean Streets is the classic story of a Puerto Rican youth's struggle for survival on the harsh New York streets and in the prison system. Eloquently translated for the first time into colloquial U.S. Spanish, this intense story of self-discovery will touch us all. Piri Thomas, educator, poet, was born in Harlem in 1928.
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Por favor, rebobinar ISBN/Cat.# 9562471284
Fuguet, Alberto
Chile, 1995
308 pages
$21.95
Rewind, Please is a passionate and poignant novel that follows the lives of several interrelated characters. As one of the characters says, "Only the past is able to make clear that which seems muddy and confused today."
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**Primas segundas, Las ISBN/Cat.# 9688565199
Enriquez Serralde, Javier
Mexico, 1997
144 pages
$17.95
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Prosas de un joven I ISBN/Cat.# PROSASDEU1
Pasos, Joaquín
Nicaragua, 1995
348 pages
$14.95
Prose of a Young Man I is a collection of this renowned Nicaraguan writer's prose. Pasos is considered a member of the "Vanguard Movement" of Nicaraguan poetry from the '30s. Volume one of a two-volume set.
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Prosas de un joven II ISBN/Cat.# PROSASDEU2
Pasos, Joaquín
Nicaragua, 1995
260 pages
$14.95
Prose of a Young Man II. Volume two of a two-volume set. See Prosas de un joven II.
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**Punto por punto ISBN/Cat.# PUNTO
Peralta Romero, Rafael
Dominican Republic, 1998
90 pages
$10.95
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Quién mató a Cristián Kustermann? ISBN/Cat.# 9562471039
Ampuero, Roberto
Chile, 1995
238 pages
$19.95
Who Killed Cristian Kustermann? is a police thriller of the first order. Kustermann's father enlists a private eye to investigate the murder of his son, and the trail leads him first to Germany, then to Havana. The author lived in exile in Germany and Cuba for twenty years before returning to his native Chile in 1992.
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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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*Quinteto: Cinco historias de las tristes ISBN/Cat.# 8489546037
Arambilet, Luis
Dominican Repub., 1996
146 pages
$21.95
In Quintet, Dominican author Arambilet presents five short stories. Strong plots, urban settings, symbolism, and irony are distinguishing characteristics of his work.
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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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*Réquiem en Castilla del Oro ISBN/Cat.# REQUIEM
Valle-Castillo, Julio
Nicaragua, 1996
314 pages
$15.95
An amazing novel about the founding of Nicaragua. Julio Valle-Castillo in a multi-talented intellectual who has contributed greatly to the literary explosion in contemporary Nicaragua.
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**Rafaela: Una danza en la colina y nada más... ISBN/Cat.# RAFAELA
Pasos Marciacq, Ricardo
Nicaragua, 1997
661 pages
$39.95
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Rajapalabra ISBN/Cat.# 968363334X
Britto García, Luis
Mexico, 1993
158 pages
$15.95
Mincing Words. Fifty-four prize-winning short stories by this Colombian author.
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**Rastro de Caín, El ISBN/Cat.# ELRASTRO
Vargas, Rosa Julia
1998
176 pages
$18.95
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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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Rebelión de Gertrudis, La ISBN/Cat.# 9686295038
López Aguilar, Guillermo
Mexico, 1996
400 pages
$15.95
Gertrudis' Rebellion. To read this author's work is to begin a literary adventure. This novel opens like a detective story and quickly turns into a striking psychological tale.
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**Reflejo de lo oscuro, El ISBN/Cat.# 968165112X
Sicilia, Javier
Mexico, 1997
296 pages
$19.95
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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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Remolinos en la pampa ISBN/Cat.# 9562600947
Astoreca, Denise
Chile, 1996
123 pages
$16.95
Whirlwind on the Plain. A collection of stories that vividly evoke times gone by as this Chilean author insightfully and imaginitively reminisces about family members she never knew. Black-and-white photographs on glossy paper.
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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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*Residuos de sombra ISBN/Cat.# 9768156317
Peralta Romero, Rafael
Dominican Republic, 1997
165 pages
$22.95
Residues of Shadow is a new novel by Dominican Republic author Peralta Romero. The protagonist is a doctor whose life has been stunted by years under a dictatorship. A marvelous blend of fact and fiction, this book examines how tyranny leaves its mark long after the fall of the regime.
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*Reverso de la moneda, El ISBN/Cat.# 9592101078
López Velaz, Elio Fidel
Cuba, 1996
117 pages
$6.95
The Other Side of the Coin won the Premio Abril for Cuban literature for its unmasked rendering of dual reality: two visions, two psychological positions, forming a single, intense narrative whole.
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Rostros de Urania, Los ISBN/Cat.# 9683646611
López Aguilar, Enrique
Mexico, 1996