Read Around North America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.
Best books from North America (1163)
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Knitting the Fog by Claudia D. Hernández EN
Country: North America / 
Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A young Guatemalan immigrant's adolescence is shaped by her journey to the US, as she grapples with Chapina tradition and American culture.
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Severina by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ES
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
Una perturbadora historia de amor y misterio por uno de los autores ineludibles de la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea. «Un escritor de una originalidad que nos impide encontrarle precedentes o modelos... Todo lo que conocemos de él es igualmente imprescindible y necesario.» J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia «Leerlo es aprender a escribir y también es una invitación al puro placer de dejarse arrastrar por historias siniestras o fantásticas.» Roberto Bolaño, Entre paréntesis Un delirio amoroso. Así define su autor esta novela, en la que la monótona existencia de un librero se ve co... continue
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The Book of Rosy : A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border by Rosayra Pablo Cruz, Julie Schwietert Collazo EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A searing tale of the human lives behind the Trump administration-made immigration crisis, written by two remarkable mothers--a Central American woman whose children were taken from her by the United States government at the southern border, and the American who helped reunite the family--and offers a timely and urgent look at a migrant experience, family separation and reunification, and the power of individuals banding together to overcome even the cruelest and most unjust circumstances. When Rosayra Pablo Cruz made the wrenching decision to seek asylum in America with two of her children, f... continue
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Legenden aus Guatemala by Miguel Angel Asturias DE
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
Die schönsten Legenden von Miguel Angel Asturias, Nobelpreisträger von 1967, sind in diesem Band gesammelt. Sie sind ein Stück Ethnologie, eine einzigartige Symbiose aus Maya-Mythologie, Kindheitserinnerungen und erzählerischer Phantasie.
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Severina by Rodrigo Rey Rosa EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A bookseller becomes infatuated with an alluring woman who shoplifts from his store and finds himself entangled in her mystery, until, disoriented, the border between rational and irrational blurs.
316.
El papa verde by Miguel Angel Asturias ES
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
"Segundo volumen de la ""Trilogia bananera""."
318.
The Polish Boxer by Eduardo Halfon EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
A grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather's past and the story behind his numbered tattoo. A Serbian classical pianist longs for his forbidden heritage. A Mayan poet is torn between his studies and filial obligations. A striking young Israeli woman seeks answers in Central America. A university professor yearns for knowledge that he can't find in books and discovers something unexpected at a Mark Twain conference
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The Good Cripple by Rodrigo Rey Rosa EN
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
This muscular, starkly impressive novel from Guatemala's premiere young writer fiercely addresses the seemingly endless violence of Latin America.
320.
Ita by Mónica Albizúrez, Mónica Albizúrez Gil ES
Country: North America / Guatemala
Guatemala
Description:
Novela finalista del Certamen BAM Letras, 2017 (Guatemala)De pronto, una palabra rara, nunca antes escuchada, define la vida de Ita, una exitosa abogada guatemalteca que atraviesa los supuestos años de madurez de los cuarenta. Esa palabra, fibromialgia, da nombre a la experiencia del dolor que Ita intentará describir y comprender. El dolor del cuerpo conducirá a la protagonista de la novela a recuperar el pasado de su familia, especialmente a descifrar el abandono de la madre, una conocida artista que, por razones oscuras, dejó la carrera en pleno conflicto armado guatemalteco.Recorrer el pasa... continue