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Recommended books (2)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. 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 North America Challenge" were written by authors from El Salvador. 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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Senselessness by Horacio Castellanos Moya EN

Rating: 4     12 Votes
Description:
A Rainmaker Translation Grant Winner from the Black Mountain Institute: Senselessness, acclaimed Salvadoran author Horacio Castallanos Moya's astounding debut in English, explores horror with hilarity and electrifying panache. A boozing, sex-obsessed writer finds himself employed by the Catholic Church (an institution he loathes) to proofread a 1,100 page report on the army's massacre and torture of thousands of indigenous villagers a decade earlier, including the testimonies of the survivors. The writer's job is to tidy it up: he rants, "that was what my work was all about, cleaning up and gi... continue
Recommended: 20 Feb 2022

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The She-Devil in the mirror

The She-Devil in the mirror by Horacio Castellanos Moya EN

Rating: 4     1 Vote
Genre Adult
Recommended: 19 Nov 2022


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