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Must-Read Latin-American Books

These are just some of the greatest books written by writers and poets from South and Central America.
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2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
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Roberto Bolaño
The Absent City (Ricardo Piglia)
The Absent City
2
Ricardo Piglia
Absolute Solitude: Selected Poems (Dulce María Loynaz)
Absolute Solitude: Selected Poems
3
Dulce María Loynaz
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
4
Paulo Coelho
The Aleph and Other Stories
The Aleph and Other Stories
5
All Fires the Fire
All Fires the Fire
6
All Yours (Claudia Piñeiro)
All Yours
7
Claudia Piñeiro
American Visa (Juan De Recacoechea)
American Visa
8
Juan De Recacoechea
Annie John
Annie John
9
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
10
Mario Vargas Llosa
Aura (Carlos Fuentes)
Aura
11
Carlos Fuentes
The Autobiography of My Mother
The Autobiography of My Mother
12
Autumn of the Patriarch
Autumn of the Patriarch
13
Azul - Rubén Darío
Azul - Rubén Darío
14
Bad Vibes (Alberto Fuguet)
Bad Vibes
15
Alberto Fuguet
Before (Carmen Boullosa)
Before
16
Carmen Boullosa
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls
17
Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez)
Before We Were Free
18
Julia Alvarez
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
19
V.S. Naipaul
Bitter Grounds (Sandra Benitez)
Bitter Grounds
20
Sandra Benitez
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
21
Edwidge Danticat
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
22
Junot Díaz
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
23
Nalo Hopkinson
The Burning Plain and Other Stories
The Burning Plain and Other Stories
24
Chronicle of a Death (Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death
25
Marquez
Cipote (Ramon Amaya Amador)
Cipote
26
Ramon Amaya Amador
Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories
27
Clarice Lispector
Conversation in the Cathedral
Conversation in the Cathedral
28
The Cowboy Bible and Other Stories (Carlos Velasquez)
The Cowboy Bible and Other Stories
29
Carlos Velasquez
A Crack in the Wall (Claudia Pineiro)
A Crack in the Wall
30
Claudia Pineiro
The Crocodile (Vincent Eri)
The Crocodile
31
Vincent Eri
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
32
Isabel Allende
Death and the Maiden (Ariel Dorfman)
Death and the Maiden
33
Ariel Dorfman
Death in the Andes
Death in the Andes
34
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
35
Carlos Fuentes
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
36
João Guimarães Rosa
Dirty Havana Trilogy
Dirty Havana Trilogy
37
Doña Bárbara - Rómulo Gallegos
Doña Bárbara - Rómulo Gallegos
38
Dreaming in Cuban
Dreaming in Cuban
39
Drown (Junot Diaz)
Drown
40
Junot Diaz
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