University Titles: Latin American Literature

*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 compañía, Un ISBN/Cat.# 9592091463
Pérez Díaz, Juan Carlos
Cuba, 1997
95 pages
$11.95
Love and struggle is at the center of the prize winning Premio UNEAC Cuban novel A Century of Company.
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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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Signo de jade, El ISBN/Cat.# 9591001762
González Cruz, Iván
Cuba, 1995
130 pages
$6.95
The Sign of Jade. A haunting tale of small town funeral rites and interpersonal relationships by this Cuban author. Reminiscent of García Márquez's La Hojarasca.
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**Silvana,la verdad de... ISBN/Cat.# 9688565784
Mallet, Doly
Mexico, 1998
195 pages
$12.95
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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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*Solo un hombre en el mar ISBN/Cat.# 9682320623
Genovés, Santiago
Mexico, 1997
143 pages
$11.95
Santiago Genovés, Spanish-Mexican exile since 1939, is a well-known figure in Latin American letters. Just a Man in the Sea is a remarkable novel exploring the sea and its call.
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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 los héroes, El ISBN/Cat.# 9500408910
Bioy Casares, Adolfo
Argentina, 1995
236 pages
$12.95
The Dream of Heroes is a key novel in the work of this Argentinine author. The suburban myths of Buenos Aires are explored through the adventures of Gauna and his associates.
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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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Suplicio de Tántalo (otra vez) ISBN/Cat.# 9592090580
Montero, Reinaldo
Cuba, 1994
101 pages
$6.95
Tantalus' Torment (Again). A poetical allegory exploring the frustrations of Cuban history. Through examination of important political and cultural figures, it compares the plight of the island nation to the myth of Tantalus.
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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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Te di la vida entera ISBN/Cat.# 968406702X
Valdés, Zoé
Mexico, 1996
362 pages
$26.95
I Gave You Life Itself is a novel of biting humor and eroticism tracing sixty years in the life of a Cuban woman. This magnificent story of desire, hope, and disenchantment effectively portrays life in Havana both before and after the Revolution. Hardcover edition.
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**Teatro circular, El ISBN/Cat.# 9977302863
Olivas, Oscar Núñez
Costa Rica, 1997
269 pages
$18.95

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**Techo a dos aguas ISBN/Cat.# 1563281252
Vega, José Luis
USA, 1998
145 pages
$24.95
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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 ladra ISBN/Cat.# 9562471268
Río, Ana María del
Chile, 1994
219 pages
$18.95
A coming-of-age novel about a girl who's begun to realize what the world holds in store for her. A tender and ironic book touches at the very heart of the human condition.
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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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*Tierra talada ISBN/Cat.# 9800109552
Pérez Guevara, Ada
Venezuela, 1997
195 pages
$12.95
Written by a poet and women's advocate, The Wasteland is an alluring novel, set in the Venezuelan Amazon, about the experience of women in Latin American society.
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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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Trenes ISBN/Cat.# TRENES
Espino, Miguel Angel
El Salvador, 1997
169 pages
$8.95
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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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**Tuyo es el reino ISBN/Cat.# 8483100363
Estévez, Abilio
Spain, 1998
346 pages
$29.95
The Kingdom is Yours is the anticipated first novel by this prize winning Cuban author. Set on a small tropical island, the story focuses on the memories and desires of one turbulent family. Small, seemingly unimportant incidences affect their unstable present and lead them closer to their predetermined future.
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**Ultimo cuento, El ISBN/Cat.# 968856513X
Toro, Javier Arias
Mexico, 1997
130 pages
$13.95
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*Ultimos días de la prensa, Los ISBN/Cat.# 843224757X
Bayly, Jaime
Mexico, 1996
357 pages
$20.95
In The Last Days of La Prensa, this celebrated Peruvian author offers a satirical chronicle of a young journalist embroiled in a burlesque drama of life.
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Ultimos trenes ISBN/Cat.# 9683646670
Padilla, Ignacio
Mexico, 1996
95 pages
$6.95
The Last Trains. Sixteen exquisite, intricate portraits and vignettes.
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*Velocidad del amor, La ISBN/Cat.# 8401010810
Skármeta, Antonio
Spain, 1997
216 pages
$14.95
The Speed of Love. A tale of maturity, spontaneity, and irresistible romance by the popular author of The Postman (El cartero de Neruda).
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Venado y el colibrí, El ISBN/Cat.# ELVENADO
Sancho, Eduardo
El Salvador, 1996
103 pages
$9.95
The Deer and the Hummingbird. A collection of poems celebrating peace by two men -- one an ex-FMLN commander, the other a prolific writer -- childhood friends who each had a hand in negotiating peace in El Salvador.
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Ventriloquía inalámbrica ISBN/Cat.# 9706510117
Samperio, Guillermo
Mexico, 1996
214 pages
$11.95
Wireless Ventriloquism. A haunting, twisted novel, based on real interviews and research, about a ventriloquist who uses real people to pursue his craft.
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Viaje a Nicaragua, El/Intermezzo tropical ISBN/Cat.# LSF538
Darío, Rubén
Nicaragua, 1984
165 pages
$8.95
An historic reprinting of two of Darío's essential chronicles. Illustrations by Tito Chamorro. Includes Index of Names.
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*Viaje de la vida, El ISBN/Cat.# VIAJEDELAV
Dreyfus, Martine
Nicaragua, 1997
138 pages
$12.95
Martine Dreyfus's Voyage of Life is an example of a work by a talented writer emerging from the modernist poetic explosion in Nicaragua. Dreyfus' inventive, refreshing narrative places her in the center of this literary boom.
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**Viaje sin destino ISBN/Cat.# VIAJESI
Mejía Avalo, Manolo
Mexico, 1998
264 pages
$17.95
A Voyage without A Destination , a novel from the Dominican Republic, keeps the reader interested from beginning to end, following Juan Bautista Arconte's journey from the past. First edition.
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