Books set in Colombia (41)


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El coronel no tiene quien le escriba by Gabriel García Márquez ES

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Description:
"No One Writes to the Colonel" is a portrait of old age, that period when physical decay conflicts with still-alert mental pride. Gabriel Garca Mrquez was born in 1928 in the town of Aracatca, Columbia. Latin America's preeminent man of letters, he is considered by many to be one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.


13.

El Otoño del Patriarca by Gabriel García Márquez ES

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
"Majestic . . . superb. . . . A stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant. Garcia Marquez is as exorbitant as Melville and Dostoyevsky."--"New York Times Book Review."

14.

Esta herida llena de peces by Lorena Salazar Masso ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Una madre y su niño viajan en canoa por el caudaloso río Atrato. La madre es blanca, el niño es negro. Entre manglares, frutas y trenzas, la narradora le va contando a la pasajera de al lado su infancia, sus recuerdos y cómo el pequeño llegó a su vida una mañana calurosa. La lancha avanza, la inquietud se acrecienta. La mujer preferiría no llegar o dar la vuelta. Esta es una historia sobre el arraigo, el miedo y la maternidad en un contexto de violencia, sobre los peligros de la selva colombiana. A través del lirismo de su prosa, ... continue

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Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras EN

Rating: 5 (5 votes)
Description:
LibraryReads and Indie Next PickThis mesmerizing debut set in Colombia at the height of Pablo Escobar's violent reign is about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid whose unlikely friendship threatens to undo them both. Inspired by the author's own life, Fruit of the Drunken Tree contrasts two very different, but inextricably linked, coming-of-age stories.

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Infinite Country : A Novel by Patricia Engel EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK AND INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A knockout of a novel…we predict [Infinite Country] will be viewed as one of 2021’s best.” —O, The Oprah Magazine Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 from Esquire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Elle, GMA, New York Post, Ms. Magazine, The Millions, Electric Literature, LitHub, AARP, Refinery29, BuzzFeed, Autostraddle, She Reads, Alma, and more. I often wonder if we are living the wrong life in the wrong country. Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an ... continue

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La hojarasca by Gabriel García Márquez ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
La hojarasca (1955) es la historia del entierro de un hombre, un médico misterioso y odiado, al que sus vecinos quieren dejar insepulto. Al mismo tiempo es la historia del odio acumulado durante veinticinco años en Macondo, un lugar llamado a ser, pocos años después, famoso en el mundo entero.

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La mala hora by Gabriel García Márquez ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Luego de las guerras políticas que han asolado a Macondo, y, cuando se anunciaban públicamente días de paz y tranquilidad, comienzan a aparecer en los muros unos papeles que revelan secretos y vergüenzas, verdaderos y falsos, de las gentes del pueblo. Poco después cae un diluvio bíblico y el alcalde decide elegir una víctima propiciatoria. Pero nadie se oculta la verdad: los carteles son obra de todos y todos descubren en ellos sus propias culpas.

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La última escala del tramp steamer by Alvaro Mutis ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
Een journalist die op zijn reizen overal in de wereld een klein oud vrachtschip ziet, raakt geintrigeerd en probeert achter de geschiedenis van het schip te komen.

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La vorágine by José Eustasio Rivera ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
The novel is set in at least three different bioregions of Colombia during the rubber boom. This novel narrates the adventures of Arturo Cova, a hot-headed proud chauvinist and his lover Alicia, as they elope from Bogotá, through the eastern plains and later, escaping from criminal misgivings, through the amazon rainforest of Colombia. In this way Rivera is able to describe the magic of these regions, with their rich biodiversity, and the lifestyle of the inhabitants. However, one of the main objectives of the novel is to reveal the appalling conditions that workers in the rubber factories exp... continue