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Latin American Literature
12 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
12 posts
Where to Start with Che Guevara: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Che Guevara — how to approach The Motorcycle Diaries, his posthumously published journal of the 1952 journey through South America that transformed a young medical student into the figure history would make of him. A complete reading guide.
Best Latin American Literature: Essential Reading List
The best Latin American literature — from One Hundred Years of Solitude and Ficciones to Love in the Time of Cholera and The Aleph. Essential novels and stories.
Best Magical Realism Books: The Essential Reading List
The best magical realism novels from García Márquez and Borges to Toni Morrison and Salman Rushdie — books where the magical and the mundane coexist without explanation, and the result is more real than realism.
Best Spanish Literature: Essential Novels from Spain
The best Spanish literature — from Don Quixote and The Shadow of the Wind to One Hundred Years of Solitude. Essential novels from Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.
Gabriel García Márquez Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Guide
García Márquez's complete bibliography in order — from One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera to Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Best starting points for new readers.
Isabel Allende Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
Isabel Allende's complete bibliography in order — from The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna to Daughter of Fortune and A Long Petal of the Sea. Best starting points.
Jorge Luis Borges Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
Jorge Luis Borges's complete bibliography in order — from Ficciones and Labyrinths to The Aleph and Dreamtigers. Best starting points for new readers.
Mario Vargas Llosa Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
Mario Vargas Llosa's complete bibliography in order — from Conversation in the Cathedral and The War of the End of the World to The Feast of the Goat. Best starting points.
Where to Start with Gabriel García Márquez: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Gabriel García Márquez — whether to begin with One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, or No One Writes to the Colonel.
Where to Start with Isabel Allende: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Isabel Allende — whether to begin with The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna, or Daughter of Fortune. A complete reading guide to her novels.
Where to Start with Jorge Luis Borges: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Jorge Luis Borges — whether to begin with Ficciones, Labyrinths, or The Aleph. A complete reading guide to Borges's short stories and essays.
Where to Start with Mario Vargas Llosa: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Mario Vargas Llosa — whether to begin with Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, Conversation in the Cathedral, or The Feast of the Goat. A complete guide.
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