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The Great Latin American Novels

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels. For this list, I'm not abiding by The Atlantic's strict rule that all books must be published within the last 100 years (too many great novels would be left out) and thus have no time limit on their publication. I have 136 novels, just like The Atlantic's list, and I'm sure many will disagree with some of my choices. That's a great thing about reading, though. Enjoy!
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2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
1
Roberto Bolano
The Adventures of China Iron (Gabriela Cabezón Cámara)
The Adventures of China Iron
2
Gabriela Cabezón Cámara
After the Winter (Guadalupe Nettel)
After the Winter
3
Guadalupe Nettel
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
4
Paulo Coelho
All My Goodbyes (Mariana Dimópulos)
All My Goodbyes
5
Mariana Dimópulos
American Visa (Juan De Recacoechea)
American Visa
6
Juan De Recacoechea
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
7
Mario Vargas Llosa
Aura (Carlos Fuentes)
Aura
8
Carlos Fuentes
The Autumn of the Patriarch (Gabriel García Márquez)
The Autumn of the Patriarch
9
Gabriel García Márquez
Barren Lives (Graciliano Ramos)
Barren Lives
10
Graciliano Ramos
Before Night Falls (Reinaldo Arenas)
Before Night Falls
11
Reinaldo Arenas
Beka Lamb (Zee Edgel)
Beka Lamb
12
Zee Edgel
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
13
V.S. Naipaul
Bitter Grounds (Sandra Benitez)
Bitter Grounds
14
Sandra Benitez
Blow-Up and Other Stories (Julio Cortázar)
Blow-Up and Other Stories
15
Julio Cortázar
The Book of Imaginary Beings (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Book of Imaginary Beings
16
Jorge Luis Borges
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
17
Edwidge Danticat
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
18
Marlon James
A Brief Life (Juan Carlos Onetti)
A Brief Life
19
Juan Carlos Onetti
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
20
Junot Díaz
Bronze Roots (Alcides Argueda)
Bronze Roots
21
Alcides Argueda
Bruna and Her Sisters in the Sleeping City (Alicia Yanez Cossio)
Bruna and Her Sisters in the Sleeping City
22
Alicia Yanez Cossio
The Burning Plain and Other Stories (Juan Rulfo)
The Burning Plain and Other Stories
23
Juan Rulfo
Captains of the Sands (Jorge Amado)
Captains of the Sands
24
Jorge Amado
Cartucho (Nellie Campobello)
Cartucho
25
Nellie Campobello
Cecilia Valdes (Cirilo Villaverde)
Cecilia Valdes
26
Cirilo Villaverde
Century of the Wind (Eduardo Galeano)
Century of the Wind
27
Eduardo Galeano
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
28
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Conversation in the Cathedral (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Conversation in the Cathedral
29
Mario Vargas Llosa
Cumanda (Juan León Mera)
Cumanda
30
Juan León Mera
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
31
Isabel Allende
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes, Trans. Alfred Macadam)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
32
Carlos Fuentes, Trans. Alfred Macadam
Deep Rivers (José María Arguedas)
Deep Rivers
33
José María Arguedas
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
34
João Guimarães Rosa
Dirty Havana Trilogy (Pedro Juan Gutierrez)
Dirty Havana Trilogy
35
Pedro Juan Gutierrez
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
36
Machado De Assis
Don Segundo Sombra (Ricardo Guiraldes)
Don Segundo Sombra
37
Ricardo Guiraldes
Dona Barbara (Romulo Gallegos)
Dona Barbara
38
Romulo Gallegos
Down Among the Dead Men (Dany Laferriere)
Down Among the Dead Men
39
Dany Laferriere
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
40
Cristina Garcia
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