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Recommended philosophical books (2)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into philosophical here are some philosophical books from Mexico for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

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Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel EN

Rating: 5 (7 votes)
Description:
Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel's fourth novel, treats one of the most consequential decisions of early adulthood - whether or not to have children - with the intelligence and originality that have won her international acclaim. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women in their mid-thirties, neither of whom have built their future around the prospect of a family. Laura has taken the drastic decision to be sterilized, but as time goes by Alina becomes drawn to the idea of becoming a mother. When Alina's daughter survives childbirth - after a diagnosis that predicted the opposite - a... continue

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The Monkey Grammarian by Octavio Paz EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Written while Paz was the Mexican ambassador to,India, the Monkey Grammarian is a dazzling,mind-journey to the temple city of Gatta.,""A sumptuous feast of visual imagery"" - San,Francisco Chronicle,""One of a kind, a consistently valuable and,fascinating piece of writing."" - Los Angeles Times.


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