The Sorrows of Mexico
By: Lydia Cacho
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last ten years become the epicentre of t…
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1. Los recuerdos del porvenir
By: Elena Garro
4.33
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
Los recuerdos del porvenir es la historia coral del pueblo de Ixtepec, en alguna llanura cerca de M… read more
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- spanish literature
"Estoy y estuve en muchos ojos. Yo sólo soy memoria y la memoria que de mí se tenga."-Elena Garro, Los recuerdos del porvenir
"Él sabía que el porvenir era un retroceder veloz hacia la muerte y la muerte el estado perfecto, el momento precioso en que el hombre recupera plenamente su otra memoria."-Elena Garro, Los recuerdos del porvenir
"¡Los abogados...! ¿Y a quién van a juzgar? Esperamos la respuesta consabida: a los traidores de la Patria. ¿Qué traición y qué patria? La Patria en esos días llevaba el nombre doble de Calles-Obregón…"-Elena Garro, Los recuerdos del porvenir
"Aquí estoy, sentado sobre esta piedra aparente. Sólo mi memoria sabe lo que encierra. La veo y me recuerdo, y como el agua va al agua, así yo, melancólico, vengo a encontrarme en su imagen cubierta p…"-Elena Garro, Los recuerdos del porvenir
2. The Kreutzer Sonata
By: Doris Lessing , Leo Tolstoy , Isai Kamen
3.87
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partne… read more
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"In a large city the unhappy feel their sadness less acutely."-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata
"It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness."-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata
"Yes, man is much worse than the animal when he does not live like a man."-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata
"Удивительное дело, какая полная бывает иллюзия того, что красота есть добро."-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata
3. My Ántonia
By: Willa Cather
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Through Jim Burden's endearing, smitten voice, we revisit the remarkable vicissitudes of immigrant … read more
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4. Falconer
By: John Cheever
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Stunning and brutally powerful, Falconertells the story of a man named Farragut, his crime and puni… read more
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- crime
5. Signs Preceding the End of the World
By: Yuri Herrera , Lisa Dillman
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Paperback
Yuri Herrera explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as the… read more
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- spanish literature
6. The Japanese Lover
By: Isabel Allende , Nick Caistor , Amanda Hopkinson
3.95
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco's parents send her away … read more
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7. The Punishment of Gaza
By: Gideon Levy
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Israel's 2009 invasion of Gaza was an act of aggression that killed over a thousand Palestinians an… read more
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8. No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea
By: Juan Pablo Villalobos
4.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
<>, nos advierten con frecuencia los distintos narradores y personajes de esta historia, en la que … read more
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9. The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.99
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin… read more
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10. Ten Myths about Israel
By: Ilan Pappé
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What are the myths--and reality--behind the state of Israel? Ilan Pappe is one of the most outspoke… read more
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11. La ciudad y los perros
By: Mario Vargas Llosa
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Mass Market Paperback
En 1962, La ciudad y los perros recibia el Premio Biblioteca Breve. Asi comenzaba la andadura liter… read more
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12. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
By: Marc Lamont Hill
4.21
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
13. Hurricane Season
By: Fernanda Melchor
4.06
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book (2020) A Guardian Best Book of 2020 A Literary Hub Favorite Book of… read more
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- spanish literature
- crime
"а разнообразие и за да не губи навик, баба, когато е ядосана, си спомня само за лошите неща"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
"за разнообразие и за да не губи навик, баба, когато е ядосана, си спомня само за лошите неща"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
"There's no reasoning with dog, two ferocious dogs who refuse to let go of their prey until they've been torn to shreds"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
"момчето, щом порасна, се превърна в диво животно, което, пуснеха ли го на свобода, дори по никое време вечер, все го теглеше към гората, защото според баба ѝ този бил начинът да възпитават момчетата,…"-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season
14. Sacrificios humanos
By: María Fernanda Ampuero
4.09
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
María Fernanda Ampuero se ha convertido en una de las voces indispensables de la literatura latinoa… read more
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- spanish literature
15. Perras de reserva
By: Dahlia de la Cerda
4.28
Format: 109 pages, Paperback
“Las mujeres podemos ser muy horribles, plebe” Para sobrevivir en los rincones más injustos del pa… read more
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"Lo que empieza recio, recio se termina."-Dahlia de la Cerda, Perras de reserva
"México es un monstruo enorme que devora a las mujeres. México es un desierto hecho de polvo de huesos. México es un cementerio de cruces rosas. México es un país que odia a las mujeres."-Dahlia de la Cerda, Perras de reserva
16. Jawbone
By: Mónica Ojeda
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So ho… read more
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- spanish literature
"Una bala que sale y luego regresa para darte en el corazón: eso es una hija."-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone
" A veces me gusta imaginar que el universo es el cadáver de Dios descomponiéndose , le dijo Annelise durante una tarde de clases extra. Imagine, Miss Clara, que fuéramos solo eso: la enorme y flotant…"-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone
17. Goddess of Filth
By: V. Castro
3.63
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
“Five of us sat in a circle doing our best to emulate the girls in The Craft, hoping to unleash som… read more
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"Why the black lipstick? Is this goddess a Goth?"-V. Castro, Goddess of Filth
"I have traveled a long way through light and volatile stardust. The stars in the night sky are moth holes in space-time and the bodies of the larvae between each hole are the means of travel"-V. Castro, Goddess of Filth
"Be smart, but not too smart. Be beautiful, but not so pretty as to make other females mad. Be successful, but not bossy or overly ambitious. Nobody likes a mouthy brown woman. Be a declawed kitten."-V. Castro, Goddess of Filth
18. Piñata
By: Leopoldo Gout
3.67
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
A Head Full of Ghosts meets Hereditary in Piñata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist… read more
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19. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
By: Chris Broad
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more
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- nonfiction
20. The Murmur of Bees
By: Sofía Segovia
4.24
Format: 471 pages, Kindle Edition
From a beguiling voice in Mexican fiction comes an astonishing novel—her first to be translated int… read more
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- spanish literature
"In life, only potential was free."-Sofía Segovia, The Murmur of Bees
"One should not cling to old habits that no longer work in a changing world."-Sofía Segovia, The Murmur of Bees
"Había sido madre y... ¿cómo se les llama a las madres que pierden a un hijo? ¿Amputadas?, así se sentía."-Sofía Segovia, The Murmur of Bees
"It doesn’t matter whether time passes slowly or quickly. What you can be sure of is that, in the end, all you want is to have more."-Sofía Segovia, The Murmur of Bees
21. Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
By: Cristina Rivera Garza
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A haunting, unforgettable memoir about a beloved younger sister and the painful memory of her murde… read more
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- spanish literature
- crime
- nonfiction
"Ahora sí es posible escribir lo inexpresable. Mejor dicho, ahora hay algo inexpresable y, luego entonces ahora es posible escribir."-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
"Éramos apenas unas niñas de dieciocho años, pero ahí íbamos junto con todos los demás, pidiendo lo imposible porque, ¿qué más se puede pedir a esa edad?"-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
"Somos ellas en el pasado, y somos ellas en el futuro, y somos otras a la vez. Somos otras y somos las mismas de siempre. Mujeres en busca de justicia. Mujeres exhaustas, y juntas. Hartas ya, pero con…"-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
"It is in the imperative, inescapable, overwhelming demand that the victim be blamed and that you blame yourself with her. It is in the imperative, inescapable, overwhelming demand to exonerate the mu…"-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
22. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
23. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017
By: Rashid Khalidi
4.50
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US … read more
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- nonfiction
24. The Spirit of Science Fiction
By: Roberto Bolaño
3.46
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
A tale of bohemian youth on the make in Mexico City from a master of contemporary fiction, and a su… read more
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- spanish literature
"What a lovely young man,"-Roberto Bolaño, The Spirit of Science Fiction
"There are no rare texts. Wretched ones, to be sure, and luminous ones, but none of them rare."-Roberto Bolaño, The Spirit of Science Fiction
"The only thing an intellectual can do is watch things blow up, from a safe distance, of course."-Roberto Bolaño, The Spirit of Science Fiction
"She sighed wickedly. “I wasn’t even saying good-bye to him, but to his penis. Ten inches. I measured it myself with my mother’s measuring tape."-Roberto Bolaño, The Spirit of Science Fiction
25. Emma y las otras señoras del narco
By: Anabel Hernández
3.89
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Este libro forma parte del largo recorrido periodístico de Anabel Hernández dentro del complejo mun… read more
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- spanish literature
- nonfiction
"Podrían estar con mujeres que para muchos parecían inaccesibles, y no tenían que secuestrarlas, violentarlas o asesinarlas, como ocurre a miles de mujeres en México, sino comprar su compañía. Al tene…"-Anabel Hernández, Emma y las otras señoras del narco
26. El traidor: El diario secreto del hijo del Mayo
By: Anabel Hernández
4.27
Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition
El traidor es uno de los trabajos periodísticos más ambiciosos en la trayectoria de Anabel Hernánde… read more
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- history
- crime
- nonfiction
27. Las señoras del narco: Amar en el infierno
By: Anabel Hernández
4.08
Format: 481 pages, Kindle Edition
«Mi historia se entrelaza con la de una multitud de personajes bastante complejos y pertenecientes … read more
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- nonfiction
28. Desde los zulos
By: Dahlia de la Cerda
4.30
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Mezclando la autoficción, la crónica y el pensamiento feminista, en Desde los zulos Dahlia de la Ce… read more
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"Un cuarto propio también son los privilegios que ayudan a que una mujer escriba. Una jornada laboral de menos de ocho horas es un cuarto propio. Dinero y tiempo para ir a un café a escribir es un cua…"-Dahlia de la Cerda, Desde los zulos
29. Orgullo prieto
By: Tenoch Huerta
4.47
Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition
México es un país racista que niega serlo. Con argumentos como "No es racismo, sino clasismo", "Ac… read more
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- nonfiction
30. The Unworthy
By: Agustina Bazterrica
3.84
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
The long-awaited new novel from the author of global sensation Tender Is the Flesh: a thrilling wor… read more
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31. The Sorrows of Mexico
By: Lydia Cacho
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last ten years become the epicentre of t… read more
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- history
- crime
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