Historical books from Panama
Recommended historical books (3)
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If you are into historical here are some historical books from Panama for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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The Buried Mirror : Reflections on Spain and the New World by Carlos Fuentes EN
Country: North America / Panama
Panama
Description:
An exploration of Spanish culture in Spain and the Americas traces the social, political, and economic forces that created that culture.
2.
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"--
3.
The Old Gringo : A Novel by Carlos Fuentes EN
Country: North America / Panama
Panama
Description:
In The Old Gringo, Carlos Fuentes brings the Mexico of 1916 uncannily to life. This novel is wise book, full of toughness and humanity and is without question one of the finest works of modern Latin American fiction. One of Fuentes's greatest works, the novel tells the story of Ambrose Bierce, the American writer, soldier, and journalist, and of his last mysterious days in Mexico living among Pancho Villa's soldiers, particularly his encounter with General Tomas Arroyo. In the end, the incompatibility of the two countries (or, paradoxically, their intimacy) claims both men, in a novel that is,... continue