Read Around South America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in South America.
Best books from South America (558)
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Ghost of Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen EN
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Alone in the wilderness, Cole found peace. But he's not alone anymore. Cole Matthews used to be a violent kid, but a year in exile on a remote Alaskan island has a way of changing your perspective. After being mauled by a Spirit Bear, Cole started to heal. He even invited his victim, Peter Driscal, to join him on the island and they became friends. But now their time in exile is over, and Cole and Peter are heading back to the one place they're not sure they can handle: high school. Gangs and violence haunt the hallways, and Peter's limp and speech impediment make him a natural target. In a sc... continue
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Affections : A Novel by Rodrigo Hasbún EN
Country: South America / Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
The award-winning and haunting novel from Rodrigo Hasbún, the literary star Jonathan Safran Foer calls, “a great writer,” about an unusual family’s breakdown—set in South America during the time of Che Guevara and inspired by the life of Third Reich cinematographer Hans Ertl. Inspired by real events, Affections is the story of the eccentric, fascinating Ertl clan, headed by the egocentric and extraordinary Hans, once the cameraman for the Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl. Shortly after the end of World War II, Hans and his family flee to Bolivia to start over. There, the ever-restless Hans d... continue
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Norte: A Novel by Edmundo Paz Soldán EN
Country: South America / Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
This “impressive and multifaceted novel” explores the lives of an artist, a savant, and a serial killer as they cross the Mexico-US border (Times Literary Supplement, UK). Three unconnected people travel north, each passing in isolation over one of the most troubled and controversial dividing lines in the world: the Mexico?US border. But in a melee of language and blood, their stories and the stories of those they meet—of a young serial killer; a waitress and graphic novelist and her lover (and former professor); and an outsider artist in a mental institution—gradually begin to coalesce. Darin... continue
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American Visa : A Novel by Juan de Recacoechea, Juan Recacoechea S. EN
Country: South America / Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
" American Visa is beautifully written, atmospheric, and stylish in the manner of Chandler . . . a smart, exotic crime fiction offering."-George Pelecanos, author of The Night Gardener Armed with fake papers and a handful of gold nuggets, an unemployed schoolteacher with a singular passion for crime fiction and noir cinema sets out from a small town in Bolivia on a desperate quest for an American visa, his best hope for escaping his painful past and reuniting with his grown son in Miami. Following an unpleasant visit to the US consulate, Mario Alvarez's dream of emigration takes a tragicomic t... continue
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Our Dead World by Liliana Colanzi Serrate EN
Country: South America / Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
"Originally published in Spanish by Almadâia as Nuestro mundo muerto in 2016"--Title page verso.
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What the River Knows : A Novel by Isabel Ibañez EN
Country: South America / Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens to kill her.
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Oblivion and Stone : A Selection of Bolivian Poetry and Fiction by Sandra Reyes, John DuVal EN
Country: South America / Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Editor Sandra Reyes has gathered a panoramic sampling of the work of twenty-three poets and eighteen fiction writers. Focusing predominantly on living practicing writers this anthology defines the current literary voice of Bolivia and gives us a distillation of the contemporary Bolivian consciousness.