The Death of Artemio Cruz
By: Carlos Fuentes , Alfred J. MacAdam
3.86
Format: 307 pages, Paperback
Hailed as a masterpiece since its publication in 1962, The Death of Artemio Cruz is Carlos Fuentes'…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Nunca escucharás las palabras de los otros. Tendrás que vivirlas."-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
"Vivir es traicionar a tu Dios; cada acto de la vida, cada acto que nos afirma como seres vivos, exige que se violen los mandamientos de tu Dios"-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
"To live is to betray your God. Every act in life, every act that affirms us as living beings, requires that the commandments of your God be broken."-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
"¿A poco no somos los meros chingones? ¿Sabes? Escoge siempre a tus amigos entre los grandes chingones, porque con ellos no hay quien te chingue a ti."-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
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1. Dos crímenes
By: Jorge Ibargüengoitia
4.23
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
Un hombre inocente es buscado por la policía. Decide ocultarse con su amante en un lugar apartado m… read more
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"Estos burócratas quincenales, pensé, no piensan más que en cerrar expedientes."-Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Dos crímenes
"– La gente espera que la policía sea incorrupta, pero ¿por qué ha de serlo, si todos somos humanos?"-Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Dos crímenes
2. The Recognitions
By: William H. Gass , William Gaddis
4.20
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The book Jonathan Franzen dubbed the "ur-text of postwar fiction" and the "first great cultural cri… read more
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- classics
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"Women get desperate, but they don't understand despair."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
"That fever had passed; but for the rest of his life it never left his eyes."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
"Reading Proust isn't just reading a book, it's an experience and you can't reject an experience."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
"Most people are clever because they don't know how to be honest." William Gaddis, The Recognitions."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
3. The Death of Artemio Cruz
By: Carlos Fuentes , Alfred J. MacAdam
3.86
Format: 307 pages, Paperback
Hailed as a masterpiece since its publication in 1962, The Death of Artemio Cruz is Carlos Fuentes'… read more
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- latin american
- spanish literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- 20th century
- novels
"Nunca escucharás las palabras de los otros. Tendrás que vivirlas."-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
"Vivir es traicionar a tu Dios; cada acto de la vida, cada acto que nos afirma como seres vivos, exige que se violen los mandamientos de tu Dios"-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
"To live is to betray your God. Every act in life, every act that affirms us as living beings, requires that the commandments of your God be broken."-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
"¿A poco no somos los meros chingones? ¿Sabes? Escoge siempre a tus amigos entre los grandes chingones, porque con ellos no hay quien te chingue a ti."-Carlos Fuentes, The Death of Artemio Cruz
4. Las batallas en el desierto
By: José Emilio Pacheco
4.13
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
A novella depicts the harsh reality of life in urban Mexico and the tragedy of childhood innocence … read more
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- novels
"Enamorarse sabiendo que todo está perdido y no hay ninguna esperanza."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"Querer a alguien no es pecado, el amor está bien, lo único demoníaco es el odio."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"We are all hypocrites. We cannot see ourselves or judge ourselves the way we see and judge others."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"Qué estupidez meterme en un lío que pude haber evitado con sólo resistirme a mi imbécil declaración de amor.Todo pasó como pasan los discos en la sinfonola."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
5. 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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"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
6. Los de abajo
By: Mariano Azuela
3.59
Format: None pages,
Durante la Revolucion Mexicana, Mariano Azuela fue medico de la faccion la que comandaba Francisco … read more
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7. La vorágine
By: José Eustasio Rivera , Montserrat Ordóñez
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sin duda, la eleccion y desarrollo del personaje-narrador de La voraginehan sido la base del exito … read more
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8. Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness: Four Short Novels
By: Kenzaburō Ōe , John Nathan
3.88
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
These four novels display Oe's passionate and original vision. Oe was ten when American jeeps first… read more
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9. Los ríos profundos
By: مصطفی مفیدی , José María Arguedas
3.78
Format: 377 pages,
Jose Maria Arguedas is one of the few Latin American authors who loved and described his natural su… read more
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10. El Llano en llamas
By: Juan Rulfo
4.47
Format: None pages,
'The Burning Plain and Other Stories consists of fifteen pieces ranging from brief anecdotes, casua… read more
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11. Distant Star
By: Roberto Bolaño , Chris Andrews
4.48
Format: 334 pages, Paperback
The star of Roberto Bolano's hair-raising novel Distant Staris Alberto Ruiz-Tagle, an air force pil… read more
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12. The Kingdom of This World
By: Alejo Carpentier , Harriet de Onís
4.00
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
A few years after its liberation from French colonialist rule, Haiti experienced a period of unsurp… read more
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13. The Autumn of the Patriarch
By: Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa
3.87
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most intricate and ambitious works, The Autumn of the Patriarch is … read more
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- 20th century
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"honeyed by the breezes of love"-Gabriel García Márquez, The Autumn of the Patriarch
"fear of death is the amber of happiness"-Gabriel García Márquez, The Autumn of the Patriarch
"...el miedo a la muerte es el rescoldo de la felicidad..."-Gabriel García Márquez, The Autumn of the Patriarch
"Sabía que estaba condenado sin remedio a no morir de amor."-Gabriel García Márquez, The Autumn of the Patriarch
14. The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
By: Octavio Paz , Lysander Kemp , Yara Milos
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this internationa… read more
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15. The President
By: Miguel Ángel Asturias , Frances Partridge
3.62
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Guatemalan diplomat and writer Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974) began this award-winning work whil… read more
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16. El gallo de oro
By: Juan Rulfo
3.84
Format: 223 pages,
El gallo de oro fue considerado por Juan Rulfo como una Novela o un Cuento en declaraciones de la d… read more
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17. 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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18. Los relámpagos de agosto
By: Jorge Ibargüengoitia
4.34
Format: None pages,
Major General Lupe Arroyo prided himself on being a man of integrity. Not above stealing or killing… read more
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19. The Green House
By: Gregory Rabassa , Mario Vargas Llosa
4.00
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Mario Vargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in a Peruvian town, situated between desert an… read more
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20. Until August
By: Gabriel García Márquez
3.65
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Love in the Time of Cho… read more
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"Do you know how old I am?"-Gabriel García Márquez, Until August
"The sea was an oasis of gold under the afternoon sun."-Gabriel García Márquez, Until August
"It was always a joyful love where even madness was admissible."-Gabriel García Márquez, Until August
"They both lay listening intently to the sounds of their souls."-Gabriel García Márquez, Until August
