Odisea Del Norte / Odyssey to the North

by Mario Bencastro

Here is the powerful, original Spanish-language version of Mario Bencastro's novel, published in English by Arte Público Press as Odyssey to the North.

Genres: Fiction, Spanish Literature

195 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Alaíde Ventura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Juega con la forma, eso está bien. Plano, pero con destellos chingones.

[Cid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Latinx Literature course

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The fact that it is set in DC and that it was a translation got me through to the end, but the writing is extremely simple and spare.

[Harry E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great story. Powerful indictment on US Immigration policy. Read for school and Professor did not honor this as they should have.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️ Such a beautiful story about the journey of many immigrants trying to make it into the United States and the difficulties and barriers they experience.

[Shushan · Rating 3 out of 5]

EDIT———
After speaking to the author, I found so many nuances that were lost to poor translation. Such a shame.

This book serves as a great account of Salvadorian immigrants and their struggles coming in. However the book is incredibly simplistic and does nothing special.

[Heather Sobek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Latino literature.

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This reads more like nonfiction than true fiction but it is a heartbreaking story of what so many Latin American immigrants go through.