Books set in Ecuador (21)
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Kazbek by Leonardo Valencia Assogna ES
Country: South America / 
Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
El pintor Peer encomienda a Kazbek la redacción de textos que acompañen a una serie de ilustraciones de criaturas, “bichos”, que han salido del volcán al aumentar su actividad. Peer es alemán, radicado en Ecuador; Kazbek, ecuatoriano radicado en Barcelona. ¿Desde donde crea su arte cada uno? Tal vez, su obra es un cuadro con las referencias locales, más perceptibles; pero también el pentimiento, la mancha del dibujo original que se trasluce a través de las pinceladas que lo cubrieron. ¿Los bichos surgen del volcá... continue
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Las voladoras by Mónica Ojeda PT
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
Mónica Ojeda tem sido reconhecida por seu modo peculiar de narrar o horror. Nesse sentido, em entrevista à jornalista Andrea Aguilar para o El país, a autora defende: a geografia determina a forma como se vê e como se conta o mundo. Este conjunto de oito contos parte da geografia avassaladora dos Andes equatorianos e aborda, impiedosamente, questões que passam pelas relações de amizade, de vizinhança e familiares em geral, atravessadas por elementos como a sexualidade, a violência, a dor, a vida e a morte. Em Voladoras , encontramos criaturas que sobem nos telhados de suas casas e voam, terrem... continue
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Novelas a la sombra by Javier Vásconez ES
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
Novelas a la sombra -volumen prologado por Christopher Domínguez Michael- reúne El secreto, nouvelle, de intenciones metafísicas; El retorno de las moscas, novela de espionaje; La otra muerte del doctor, en donde se vuelve a dar vida a Josef Kronz, y Jardín Capelo, obra finalista del Premio Rómulo Gallegos; cuatro títulos que permiten observar la evolución estilística de Vásconez, una de las voces más imponentes de Ecuador.
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Poso Wells by Gabriela Alemán EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
Celebrated Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alemán's first work to appear in English: a noir, feminist eco-thriller in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance! "In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly disappearing, but the authorities have shown little interest. When the leading presidential candidate comes to town, he and his entourage are electrocuted in a macabre accident witnessed by a throng of astonished spectators. The sole survivor—next in line for the presidency—inexplicably disappears from sight. Gustavo Va... continue
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Poso Wells by María Gabriela Alemán Salvador ES
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
Segunda novela de la autora.
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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"--
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The Queen of Water by Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family.
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The Spanish Daughter : A Gripping Latinx Historical Novel by Lorena Hughes EN
Country: South America / Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
Inheriting a cocoa plantation in Vinces, Ecuador, that someone will kill for, Puri, after her husband is murdered, assumes his identity to search for the truth of her father's legacy and learn the identity of the enemy who stands in her way of claiming her birthright.