Books set in Honduras (7)
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Blanca Olmedo by Lucila Gamero de Medina ES
Country: North America / 
Honduras
Honduras
Description:
Blanca Olmedo es una novela romántica, cuyo sentimentalismo no le impide retratar conflictos fundamentales en la sociedad hondureña de inicios del siglo xx. Por ello Blanca Olmedo, la protagonista, es portavoz de agudas críticas al sistema de justicia (o injusticia) imperante en el país, así como a la hipocresía de algunos representantes de la Iglesia católica y la influencia nefasta que ejercían en la sociedad, las familias y las mujeres en especial.
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Catrachos : Poems by Roy G. Guzmán EN
Country: North America / Honduras
Honduras
Description:
The breathtaking debut collection from one of America’s most inventive new poets A name for the people of Honduras, Catrachos is a term of solidarity and resilience. In these unflinching, riveting poems, Roy G. Guzmán reaches across borders—between life and death and between countries—invoking the voices of the lost. Part immigration narrative, part elegy, and part queer coming-of-age story, Catrachos finds its own religion in fantastic figures such as the X-Men, pop singers, and the “Queerodactyl,” which is imagined in a series of poems as a dinosaur sashaying in the shadow of an oncoming com... continue
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Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks From The Heart by Elvia Alvarado EN
Country: North America / Honduras
Honduras
Description:
"Elvia Alvarado tells the story of her life and the life of the people of Honduras. Read it and understand the struggle against tyranny of the poor. Read it and act."--Alice Walker
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The Young Man That Challenged Death by Santos Chavez EN
Country: North America / Honduras
Honduras
Description:
The reason that made me write this book is the following. I been walking for over 20 years over a dark path in my life. I want to send a messege to all the children that had been abuse around the world. For them to belive on their self because on the end of the path their is a special light for each of them. I also want to explain a bit about all the despites of all our Central American brothers that risk everything to get to the United States. Many adventures many pathways we went through. Mamy mothers cried for what had been there treasures. Dreams that have been impossible. To the friends w... continue