Popular South American Fantasy Books
Find fantasy books written by authors from South America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (20)
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Lobizona : A Novel by Romina Garber EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
In Lobizona, the first in the Wolves of No World series, bestselling author Romina Garber weaves together Argentine folklore and what it means to be illegal in a timely, intimate, and emotionally powerful narrative. Some people ARE illegal. Lobizonas do NOT exist. Both of these statements are false. Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Until Manu's protective bubble is shattered. Her surrogate ... continue
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Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade ES
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Este libro, hecho Para la cr tica, re ne lecturas contempor neas y originales. Sit a e interpreta la obra de este escritor brasile o a trav s de ensayos de grandes investigadores como: Darcy Ribeiro, Alfredo Bosi, Silviano Santiago, Ra l Antelo, Eneida Mar a de Souza, Haroldo de Campos, H ctor Olea y Pierre Rivas, entre otros. Se incluye en esta edici n un dossier de fotograf as sobre el autor, una cronolog a y una bibliograf a comentada.
14.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Paulo Coelho's charming fable, now available in English ... continue
15.
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
A masterpiece of contemporary Gothic from the internationally acclaimed author of Things We Lost in the Fire.
16.
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina : A Novel by Zoraida Córdova EN
Country: South America / 
Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
"A ... novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they've inherited"--
17.
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (a Graphic Novel) by Deya Muniz EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is. But the law of the land is that women cannot inherit. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fromage to start over as Count Camembert. But it's hard to keep a low profile when the beautiful Princess Brie, with her fierce activism and great sense of fashion, catches her attention. Camembert can't resist getting to know the princess, but as the two grow closer, will she able to keep he... continue
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The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda EN
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
A seagull, dying from the effects of an oil spill, entrusts her egg to Zorba the cat, who promises to care for it until her chick hatches, then teaches the chick to fly.
19.
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
It is the story of Athena, a mysterious young woman born in Romania, raised in Beirut and living in London. Her life is told by the many who knew her well - or hardly at all
20.
What the River Knows : A Novel by Isabel Ibañez EN
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens to kill her.