Books from Ecuador
28 popular ecuadorian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around South America Challenge" were written by authors from Ecuador.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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A Taste of Ecuador: The Collected Stories of Eugenia Viteri by Eugenia Viteri EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
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Catalina by Karla Cornejo Vollavicencio EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, tragedies on two continents, and the tantalizing possibilities of love and freedom “[A] sparkling fiction debut.”—The New York Times Book Review “[A] fresh and unflinching take on the campus novel.”—People “Diabolically charming and magnetic.”—Ira Glass When Catalina is admitted to Harvard, it feels like the fulfillment of destiny: a miracle chi... continue
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Clarity & Connection by Yung Pueblo EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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From the celebrated author of Inward comes a new collection of poetry and short prose focused on understanding how past wounds impact our present relationships. In Clarity & Connection, Yung Pueblo describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways. In his characteristically spare, poetic style, he guides readers through the excavation and release of the past that is required for growth.
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Cockfight by María Fernanda Ampuero EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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"Cockfight is the debut short story collection by Ecuadorian writer María Fernanda Ampuero. Over thirteen stories, Cockfight explores the brutality and everyday violence contained in the structures of home, family, gender, and class in twenty-first-century Latin America"--
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El viajero de Praga by Javier Vásconez ES
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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Después de una noche de visitas médicas bajo la lluvia, el Dr. Krontz decide tomarse vacaciones. Pero esta vez no irá al mar, donde suele encontrarse con su amigo el Dr. Cuestas, sino a la sierra.
Y en estas vacaciones apacibles, resignadas, se encontrará con lo inesperado; hechos que lo harán evocar el pasado, la vida en Praga y en Barcelona, y posteriormente en el páramo ecuatoriano (mencionado también en La otra muerte del doctor) y luego en el Hospital de Quito; siempre con la sensación de que alguien lo sigue, lo vigila.
La narraci... continue
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Fiebre de carnaval by Yuliana Ortiz Ruano ES
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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La memoria musical y sensible del carnaval de Esmeraldas resucita en Ainhoa, una niña de la isla de Limones, secretos familiares y episodios de violencia. En Fiebre de Carnaval cobra vida el mundo que la rodea en cada palabra, en cada ritmo que se baila, se contagia y que puede oírse en estas páginas. Gracias a una serie de recuerdos se construye una novela en la que cronología es imperceptible, y que da forma al cuerpo de la niña-máquina deseante, que a su vez es el de las mujeres que la criaron.
El barrio en el que vive la abuela materna de Ainhoa, ... continue
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Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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A classic of Ecuadorian literature published in 1934. Knows as 'The Villagers' in English.
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Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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An indispensable analysis of great Spanish literature is offered. The objective is to permit teachers & students of Spanish literature an access for a clear understanding of the author & his work.
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Human Sacrifices : Stories by María Fernanda Ampuero EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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A groundbreaking voice in contemporary Latin American literature, María Fernanda Ampuero's writing is "raw and savage" as she confronts machismo, inequity, and violence in this acclaimed short story collection (Vistazo). An undocumented woman answers a job posting only to find herself held hostage, a group of outcasts obsess over boys drowned while surfing, and an unhappy couple finds themselves trapped in a terrifying maze. With scalpel-like precision, Ampuero considers the price paid by those on the margins so that the elite might lounge comfortably, considering themselves safe in their home... continue
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Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
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Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the crown. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, she was used by the crown to carry out the King's Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people. Now Renata is one of the Whispers, a rebel spy working against the crown. When Dez, her commander -- and the boy she's grown to love -- is taken captive by the notorious Principe Dorado, Renata must return to the palace and complete his top-secret mission herself. Can she keep her cover, even as she burns for vengeance against the brutal, enigm... continue