English books from Panama
Recommended English books written by authors from Panama (4)
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If you speak English here are some English books from Panama for the next part of the "Read Around The World Challenge".
1.
Reflections Next to Yr Skin by Diana Morán Garay EN
Country: North America / Panama
Panama
Description:
Poetry. Translated from the Spanish by Ash Ponders. Panamanian poet and radical activist, Diana Mor�n, created her major works in the tumult of the 1960s and '70s. Despite winning the first Ricardo Mir� National Literature Award for poetry, she was forced into exile as an active Marxist by the successive conservative and reformist military coups that overthrew the preceding government in the late '60s. Labeled a criminal reactionary by Torrijos and Noriega, Mor�n found a permanent home- in- exile in Mexico City, teaching at the Metropolitan Autonomous University. She passed away in 1987; her c... continue
2.
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez EN
Country: North America / Panama
Panama
Description:
When Alma Rivera arrives in Delaware she is full of the promise and possibilities of her new home. Hope that her daughter Maribel will be helped by the specialist support US education can provide, and faith that her husband Arturo will flourish in a country that celebrates the hard-working. But life without status, money, family and friends soon becomes unmanageable and violent. Told through a range of perspectives written with compassion and grace, Cristina Henríquez gives voice to the displaced and the unknown, and shows what it means to uproot your life in search of something better.
3.
The Closer by Mariano Rivera and Wayne Coffey EN
Country: North America / Panama
Panama
Description:
Mariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle. One day, that all changed. From a childhood playing pickup games in Panama to an epic career with the New York Yankees, Mariano's rise to greatness has been anything but ordinary. He's the guy on the mound who doesn't hear the crowd, just the sound of the ump calling, Strike! The teammate you can rely on, even when the bases are loaded in... continue
4.
The Great Divide : A Novel by Cristina Henriquez EN
Country: North America / Panama
Panama
Description:
"A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--