Books from Dominican Republic
17 popular dominican 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 North America Challenge" were written by authors from Dominican Republic.
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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Nombres y animales by Rita Indiana Hernández ES
Country: North America / Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
"Mientras los padres de la protagonista dejan el Caribe para visitar la Exposición Universal de Sevilla de 1992, ella se emplea en la clínica veterinaria de sus tíos Fin y Celia, dos personajes dibujados con una precisión y un humor únicos, marca de la autora. Historias rocambolescas, animales sin nombre, hijos ilegítimos, haitianos maltratados, amantes de otro tiempo. Y, por supuesto, como en todos los veranos a esa edad, el descubrimiento del sexo. O sea, Armenia, Radamés, Vita, Guido, Mandy, Uriel, Claudia... Magia y estupor unas veces; misterio y deseo otras."--Del editor.
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Papi : My Story by David Ortiz, Michael Holley EN
Country: Europe / Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
An entertaining, unfiltered memoir by one of the game's greatest, most clutch sluggers at the end of his career, written with best-selling sports writer and talk show host Michael Holley
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Country: North America / Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
An electric tale of apocalypse, sex and time travel from one of the Caribbean's most extraordinary cultural figures.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz EN
Country: North America / Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
The Long-Awaited First Novel From One Of Today S Most Original And Electrifying Literary Voices. Things Have Never Been Easy For Oscar. A Ghetto Nerd Living With His Dominican Family In New Jersey, He S Sweet But Disastrously Overweight. He Dreams Of Becoming The Next J. R. R. Tolkien And He Keeps Falling Hopelessly In Love. Poor Oscar May Never Get What He Wants, Thanks To The Fukú - The Ancient Curse That Has Haunted His Family For Generations, Dooming Them To Prison, Torture, Violent Accidents And, Above All, Ill-Starred Love. With Dazzling Energy And Insight Díaz Immerses Us In The Tumultu... continue
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz EN
Country: North America / Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
Winner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year One of the best books of 2007 according to: The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, and many more... Nominated as one of America’s best-l... continue
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The Cemetery of Untold Stories : A Novel by Julia Alvarez EN
Country: North America / Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
"When celebrated writer Alma Cruz inherits a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, she turns it into a place to bury her untold stories--literally. She creates a graveyard for manuscript drafts and revisions and the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life and who still haunt her. Alma wants her characters to rest in peace, but they have other ideas, and the cemetery becomes a mysterious sanctuary for their true narratives."--
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This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz EN
Country: North America / Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Description:
Finalist for the 2012 National Book Award A Time and People Top 10 Book of 2012 Finalist for the 2012 Story Prize Chosen as a notable or best book of the year by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The LA Times, Newsday, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, the iTunes bookstore, and many more... "Electrifying." –The New York Times Book Review “Exhibits the potent blend of literary eloquence and street cred that earned him a Pulitzer Prize… Díaz’s prose is vulgar, brave, and poetic.” –O Magazine From the award-winning author, a stunning collection that celebrates the haunting, impossible power of love... continue