Books set in Chile (28)
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11.
How to Order the Universe by María José Ferrada EN
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
A San Francisco Chronicle and Southwest Review Best Book of the Year and A World Literature Today Notable Translation of the Year “A dreamscape of a book. I adored this compelling, wise, and utterly unique coming-of-age tale.” —Tara Conklin For seven-year-old M, the world is guided by a firm set of principles, based on her father D’s life as a traveling salesman. Enchanted by her father’s trade, M convinces him to take her along on his routes, selling hardware supplies against the backdrop of Pinochet-era Chile. As father and daughter trek from town to town in their old Renault, M’s memories a... continue
12.
La casa de Dostoievsky by Jorge Edwards ES
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
De avonturen van een Chileense dichter in de jaren '50.
13.
La nana y el iceberg by Ariel Dorfman ES
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Con La Nana y el iceberg asistimos a una deslumbrante combinación de aventura, erotismo, suspense y humor desde ese Chile postPinochet marcado explosivamente por la historia. Un relato en el que la violencia y la represión actúan en forma de ecos de fondo...
14.
My Invented Country : A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende EN
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
The author explores the landscapes and people of her native country; recounts the 1973 assassination of her uncle, which caused her to go into exile; and shares her experiences as an immigrant in post-September 11 America.
15.
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel EN
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
A funny and compassionate play about a middle-aged "inventor" who has spent his years chasing one illusion after another while first his wife and then his teenage daughter have had to work to support him.
17.
Nocturno de Chile by Roberto Bolaño ES
Country: South America / Chile
Chile
Description:
Sebastián Urrutia Lacroix, sacerdote del Opus Dei, crítico literario y poeta mediocre, revisa su vida en una noche de fiebre alta en la que cree que va a morir. Y en su delirio febril van apareciendo Jünger y un pintor guatemalteco que se deja morir de in
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Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
In nineteenth-century Chile, Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that erases all recollections of the first five years of her life. Raised by her regal and ambitious grandmother Paulina del Valle, Aurora grows up in a privileged environment but is tormented by horrible nightmares. When she is forced to recognize her betrayal at the hands of the man she loves, and to cope with the resulting solitude, she explores the mystery of her past.