Books set in Chile (53)


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My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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.


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Nocturno de Chile by Roberto Bolaño ES

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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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Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
Description:
**The moving novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover** Irene Beltrán is a force to be reckoned with. As a magazine journalist – an unusual profession for a woman with her privileged upbringing – she is constantly challenging the oppressive regime. Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal, the son of impoverished Spanish Marxist émigrés. They are an inseparable team, and – despite Irene’s engagement to an army captain – form a passionate connection. When an assignment leads them to uncover an unspeakable crime, they are ... continue

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Outra novelinha russa by Gonzalo Maier ES

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João e Dante são dois amigos recém-saídos da universidade no despertar dos anos 2000, idealistas e cheios de planos. Enquanto Dante acredita que pode fazer sua parte através de uma empresa inovadora, João tenta entender o mundo a partir da vivência nas ruas. De um lado, a ideia de que uma mudança real possa acontecer de dentro do sistema; do outro, o estado de constante vigilância e o medo de quem decidiu se juntar ao elo mais frágil da sociedade. Entre ideais compartilhados e ações opostas, os dois tentam manter a amizade e os sonhos enquanto lidam com a falência das suas escolhas.... continue


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Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: South America / Peru flag 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.

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Primavera con una esquina rota by Mario Benedetti ES

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A variety of narratives styles illuminate the lives of Santiago, a Uruguayan political prisoner, his family and friends at home and in exile.

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Space Invaders : A Novel by Nona Fernández EN

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A dreamlike evocation of a generation that grew up in the shadow of a dictatorship in 1980s Chile Space Invaders is the story of a group of childhood friends who, in adulthood, are preoccupied by uneasy memories and visions of their classmate Estrella González Jepsen. In their dreams, they catch glimpses of Estrella’s braids, hear echoes of her voice, and read old letters that eventually, mysteriously, stopped arriving. They recall regimented school assemblies, nationalistic class performances, and a trip to the beach. Soon it becomes clear that Estrella’s father was a ranking government offic... continue

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Ten Women by Marcela Serrano EN

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Award-winning Chilean author Marcela Serrano weaves a beautiful story about the universal connections between women. For nine Chilean women, life couldn't be more different. There is the teenage computer whiz confronting her sexual identity. A middle-aged recluse who prefers the company of her dog over that of most humans. A housekeeper. A celebrity television personality. A woman confronting the loneliness of old age. Of disparate ages and races, these women represent the variety of cultural and social groups that Chile comprises. On the surface, they seem to have nothing in common...except f... continue