Latin American Fiction (864 books)

Fiction by writers of Latin America and of Latin-American descent.

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1	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.12 avg rating — 1,100,477 ratings score: 36,890, and 372 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 317,925 ratings score: 22,816, and 232 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 3.94 avg rating — 545,619 ratings score: 21,015, and 215 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 3.95 avg rating — 393,979 ratings score: 17,854, and 183 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 4.40 avg rating — 78,782 ratings score: 10,270, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,550,722 ratings score: 9,776, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo 4.05 avg rating — 99,088 ratings score: 9,012, and 95 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez 3.97 avg rating — 234,537 ratings score: 8,521, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 79,285 ratings score: 8,285, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 3.68 avg rating — 232,763 ratings score: 7,759, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 140,271 ratings score: 7,454, and 77 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda 4.19 avg rating — 81,768 ratings score: 7,234, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	El túnel by Ernesto Sabato 4.02 avg rating — 93,850 ratings score: 7,076, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz 3.89 avg rating — 278,293 ratings score: 7,030, and 73 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar 4.20 avg rating — 48,921 ratings score: 6,360, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño 4.18 avg rating — 52,432 ratings score: 4,890, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez 3.95 avg rating — 86,575 ratings score: 4,774, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges 4.32 avg rating — 48,841 ratings score: 4,650, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa 3.95 avg rating — 23,594 ratings score: 4,546, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	2666 by Roberto Bolaño 4.22 avg rating — 48,596 ratings score: 4,477, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 32,726 ratings score: 4,390, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges 4.44 avg rating — 33,785 ratings score: 4,320, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa 4.35 avg rating — 42,613 ratings score: 4,239, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan 4.05 avg rating — 113,891 ratings score: 3,631, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	La ciudad y los perros by Mario Vargas Llosa 4.18 avg rating — 28,331 ratings score: 3,525, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig 4.02 avg rating — 22,169 ratings score: 3,354, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 43,980 ratings score: 3,353, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares 3.96 avg rating — 33,999 ratings score: 3,345, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel García Márquez 3.69 avg rating — 25,793 ratings score: 3,306, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37,073 ratings score: 3,175, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Zorro by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 24,555 ratings score: 2,889, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Aura by Carlos Fuentes 3.82 avg rating — 42,841 ratings score: 2,633, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory by Jorge Luis Borges 4.10 avg rating — 16,486 ratings score: 2,603, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Sobre héroes y tumbas by Ernesto Sabato 4.26 avg rating — 14,217 ratings score: 2,544, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Eva Luna by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 59,088 ratings score: 2,438, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis 4.26 avg rating — 38,175 ratings score: 2,417, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros 3.93 avg rating — 13,136 ratings score: 2,294, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes 3.86 avg rating — 11,779 ratings score: 2,217, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte by Horacio Quiroga 3.99 avg rating — 20,041 ratings score: 2,192, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Conversation in the Cathedral by Mario Vargas Llosa 4.38 avg rating — 11,685 ratings score: 2,179, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa 4.25 avg rating — 12,667 ratings score: 2,047, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar 4.29 avg rating — 13,478 ratings score: 1,968, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges 4.31 avg rating — 11,747 ratings score: 1,881, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Mid Ocean by T. Rafael Cimino (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 908 ratings score: 1,863, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 10,647 ratings score: 1,770, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar 4.20 avg rating — 7,947 ratings score: 1,756, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez 3.86 avg rating — 26,551 ratings score: 1,746, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 190,569 ratings score: 1,740, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina García 3.68 avg rating — 12,403 ratings score: 1,615, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3.82 avg rating — 37,283 ratings score: 1,609, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 14,521 ratings score: 1,574, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Cronopios and Famas by Julio Cortázar 4.22 avg rating — 21,005 ratings score: 1,534, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos 3.66 avg rating — 12,751 ratings score: 1,531, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Storyteller by Mario Vargas Llosa 3.73 avg rating — 5,234 ratings score: 1,524, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 46,411 ratings score: 1,495, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Grande Sertão: Veredas by João Guimarães Rosa 4.62 avg rating — 6,318 ratings score: 1,488, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez 3.85 avg rating — 10,644 ratings score: 1,450, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Capitães da areia by Jorge Amado 4.38 avg rating — 31,109 ratings score: 1,421, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Green House by Mario Vargas Llosa 3.74 avg rating — 5,359 ratings score: 1,405, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Pantaleón y las visitadoras by Mario Vargas Llosa 3.97 avg rating — 13,028 ratings score: 1,388, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Drown by Junot Díaz 4.01 avg rating — 37,273 ratings score: 1,349, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Obscene Bird of Night by José Donoso 4.21 avg rating — 4,552 ratings score: 1,292, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor 4.50 avg rating — 8,343 ratings score: 1,263, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Lost Steps by Alejo Carpentier 3.91 avg rating — 3,716 ratings score: 1,219, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Skinwalker's Apprentice by Claribel Ortega 3.97 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 1,186, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 674,640 ratings score: 1,156, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector 4.11 avg rating — 54,307 ratings score: 1,116, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	El coronel no tiene quien le escriba by Gabriel García Márquez 3.80 avg rating — 66,675 ratings score: 1,111, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The President by Miguel Ángel Asturias 3.98 avg rating — 6,717 ratings score: 1,083, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings by Octavio Paz 4.10 avg rating — 14,698 ratings score: 1,053, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Corazón Salvaje (Corazón Salvaje, #1) by Caridad Bravo Adams 4.06 avg rating — 505 ratings score: 1,042, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Final del juego by Julio Cortázar 4.31 avg rating — 8,860 ratings score: 986, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	If I Die in Juárez (Camino del Sol) by Stella Pope Duarte 4.16 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 986, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	El traidor: El diario secreto del hijo del Mayo by Anabel Hernández 4.25 avg rating — 2,204 ratings score: 971, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Platero y yo by Juan Ramón Jiménez 3.85 avg rating — 10,932 ratings score: 970, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Who Killed Palomino Molero? by Mario Vargas Llosa 3.58 avg rating — 7,915 ratings score: 944, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Dark Bride by Laura Restrepo 3.83 avg rating — 1,586 ratings score: 930, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 440,152 ratings score: 930, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño 3.90 avg rating — 17,629 ratings score: 920, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Travesuras de la niña mala by Mario Vargas Llosa 4.14 avg rating — 49,488 ratings score: 896, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Dirty Girls Social Club (Dirty Girls, #1) by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 13,181 ratings score: 877, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Obras completas by Juana Inés de la Cruz 4.44 avg rating — 239 ratings score: 865, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Los señores del narco by Anabel Hernández 4.04 avg rating — 2,110 ratings score: 864, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera 4.01 avg rating — 73,946 ratings score: 829, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 3.71 avg rating — 9,505 ratings score: 808, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 33,241 ratings score: 800, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	So Far from God by Ana Castillo 3.88 avg rating — 4,568 ratings score: 773, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Heights of Macchu Picchu by Pablo Neruda 4.13 avg rating — 1,119 ratings score: 772, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Rosaura a las diez by Marco Denevi 3.84 avg rating — 3,980 ratings score: 763, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Yo! by Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 5,066 ratings score: 761, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Always Running by Luis J. Rodríguez 4.04 avg rating — 8,476 ratings score: 747, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges 4.05 avg rating — 9,807 ratings score: 746, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Los años con Laura Díaz by Carlos Fuentes 3.80 avg rating — 1,530 ratings score: 741, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Laços fortes e decisões difíceis by Graça Jacinto (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Zahir by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 82,873 ratings score: 670, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 2,016 ratings score: 665, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes 4.12 avg rating — 1,350 ratings score: 649, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez 4.03 avg rating — 61,697 ratings score: 644, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 18,438 ratings score: 642, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Los de abajo by Mariano Azuela 3.64 avg rating — 10,860 ratings score: 639, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Julie (new)

Mar 03, 2010 09:47AM

#20 & 42 are the sam book

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message 2: by Manuel (new)

Mar 24, 2010 12:17PM

#20 and #42 are the same book. I coincide.

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message 3: by Caroline (new)

Dec 05, 2010 09:44AM

#19 is repeated as part of #51

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message 4: by Julie (new)

Dec 05, 2010 08:20PM

Distant Star By Night in Chile These belong on this list

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message 5: by Jessica (new)

Dec 14, 2010 07:32AM

Julie, anyone can add books to a list by clicking "add books to this list" at the top of the list.

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message 6: by Julie (new)

Dec 14, 2010 10:01AM

Jessica wrote: "Julie, anyone can add books to a list by clicking "add books to this list" at the top of the list."

Thanks!

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message 7: by Juan (new)

Oct 10, 2011 08:31PM

Saramago is portuguese, he shouldn't be in this list

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message 8: by Angel (new)

Apr 04, 2012 07:40PM

Juan wrote: "Saramago is portuguese, he shouldn't be in this list"

I can see that, but he also gets read in translation in Spanish enough he could "squeeze" in.

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message 9: by Julie (new)

Nov 16, 2013 08:41PM

Veronika Decides to Die is about a Slovenian woman in Slovenia, not even close to being about Latino/Latina culture ???

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message 10: by Fiona (last edited Nov 25, 2013 05:48AM) (new)

Nov 25, 2013 05:47AM

Latino/Latina is a cultural designation, not a race. You can be white and Latino, black and Latino, mixed race and Latino....
The equivalent of "Latino/Latina fiction" is not "books for white people" but "Scandinavian fiction", "Irish fiction", "Indian fiction", "South African fiction" etc.

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message 11: by Cinda (new)

Dec 03, 2013 09:04PM

There are a number of books that have nothing to do with Latino fiction and should be removed. Some great books (Memoirs of a Geisha and Empire Falls etc) but they belong on another list - NOT this one!

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message 12: by Cinda (new)

Dec 03, 2013 09:04PM

Is there a MULTICULTURAL list?

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message 13: by Ladynight (new)

Dec 11, 2013 12:44PM

How is "Demons & Angels" a latina/latino Fiction?

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message 14: by DIONISIO (new)

Dec 13, 2013 11:20AM

There is a Nazi placing books on this list. There are several books titled Mein Kempf authored by different people. How are these books removed?

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message 15: by Katie (new)

Dec 22, 2013 09:10AM

Never realized so many great books were written by latinos!

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message 16: by DIONISIO (new)

Dec 22, 2013 09:33AM

Katie: What is listed here is only the tip of the iceberg. I will get more involved with this list because it looks like there are many mistakes. I'm still waiting to hear from someone as to how to remove trash that ill-meaning souls have placed there.

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message 17: by Debaparna (new)

Dec 29, 2013 06:59AM

How come Angels and Demons by Dan Brown is being counted as magical realist?

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message 18: by DIONISIO (new)

Dec 29, 2013 08:42AM

I haven't read Dan Brown but there are a lot of books written outside the Latin@ world which are considered magical realism fiction. Although, MR was mastered by the likes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Juan Rulfo and so many other Latino writers, MR was taken by writers from all over the world (Salman Rushdie is a case in point).

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message 19: by Debaparna (new)

Dec 29, 2013 09:20AM

Dionisio wrote: "I haven't read Dan Brown but there are a lot of books written outside the Latin@ world which are considered magical realism fiction. Although, MR was mastered by the likes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez..."

Yes I understand that. But there's no way Dan Brown's works can be classified as magical realism. One can call them thriller, crime, detective, fiction, pulp fiction, spy mystery, et cetera. But not magical realist.

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message 20: by DIONISIO (new)

Dec 29, 2013 10:28AM

Ok, you got me there since I'm not familiar with D. Brown's books. I've seen the movies and judging by that alone I can see how someone might jump to the conclusion that his writings contains MR elements. Now, as a separate question is Dan Brown in the Latina/Latino Fiction list? If that is so, it would be a mistake. If not, where did you see Dan Brown with the MR literature?

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message 21: by Debaparna (new)

Dec 29, 2013 10:09PM

It's here in the Latina/Latino list - Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Its on the first page of the list, title no. 94.

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message 22: by DIONISIO (new)

Dec 30, 2013 07:25AM

Ok, so the main problem is not whether or not Angels and Demons is a MR novel, the problem is that no work by Dan Brown belongs on this list. What is Latino about him or Angels and Demons? No. 94 needs to be removed at once from the list, but I see that the list is in dire need of a serious "spring cleaning." Are you up to the task? We can work together at this, if you wish.

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message 23: by Sara (new)

Jun 27, 2014 07:24AM

I have removed some books from this list that have nothing to do with the title of the list.

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message 24: by Bridget (new)

Dec 09, 2014 12:23PM

Devil's Highway is NON-fiction...

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message 25: by J.L. (new)

Dec 24, 2014 03:14PM

Most of these books are written by Latin American writers, not Latina/o authors. The difference is nuanced and problematic, but there is an equally significant difference between writers from South and Central America, and Mexico, and those writers of Latin American or Hispanic ancestry writing in the United States, i.e. Latina/o writers, who typically write in English and not Spanish.

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message 26: by Eduardo (new)

Mar 31, 2015 05:17AM

OK, people, let's try to get this straight:

-Latino/a is a term that refers to people of Latin American descent living in the US. Latin@ writers are American writers, and they write in English. People like Junot Diaz, Sandra Cisneros, Oscar Hijuelos or Julia Alvarez.

-Writers from Spain are Spanish. Writers from Portugal are Portuguese. They are not Latinos. They are European.

-Writers from Latin America who write in Spanish or Portuguese (or, minimally, in French, Dutch or English) are not latino writers, they are Latin American writers.

OK?

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message 27: by Cinda (new)

Mar 31, 2015 10:33PM

Merriam Webster defines Latino as "a native or inhabitant of Latin America. : a person of Latin-American origin"....however your name suggests you may be on top of the common usage... or perhaps more politically correct. I grew up in Latin America and have always used to term as defined above so am interested.

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message 28: by J.L. (new)

Apr 01, 2015 08:48AM

Cinda wrote: "Merriam Webster defines Latino as "a native or inhabitant of Latin America. : a person of Latin-American origin"....however your name suggests you may be on top of the common usage... or perhaps mo..."

Merriam Webster has as a second definition, the following: 2 : a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States.

Personally, I think MW should update their dictionary to reflect that their second definition is the most common at this historical moment.

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message 29: by Cinda (new)

Apr 05, 2015 12:44PM

reply to J.L : good idea :)

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message 30: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 07, 2015 02:00PM) (new)

Apr 07, 2015 01:58PM

What is La mano de Fátima (#285) by Ildefonso Falcones doing on this list? The author is Spanish, as far as I know, not Latin American...

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message 31: by Kaion (new)

Oct 23, 2015 11:20AM

It does seem that the OP and most of the voters have interpreted Latino/a to mean both Merriam Webster definitions, though others only accept the 2nd definition. I may edit the title and summary of the list to better reflect this.

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message 32: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Oct 24, 2015 12:52AM) (new)

Oct 24, 2015 12:34AM

As Latin America also includes the Caribbean (see Wikipedia, for instance), I've added some titles for both Caribbean and Central and South American authors :-)

@Jessica
According to Wikipedia, the contemporary meaning of the use 'Latin America' differs a bit, depending on whether you are living in the USA or not...

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message 33: by Leonardo (last edited May 08, 2017 10:07PM) (new)

May 08, 2017 10:07PM

This list (most of it at least) is not by Latino/Latina authors (some could say now "Latinx"). There is a sharp (academic, albeit not less real or useful) distinction between "Latin American" and "Latino/a" as applied to...whatever.

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message 34: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited May 08, 2017 11:10PM) (new)

May 08, 2017 11:10PM

Leonardo wrote: "This list (most of it at least) is not by Latino/Latina authors (some could say now "Latinx"). There is a sharp (academic, albeit not less real or useful) distinction between "Latin American" and "..."

The description says "Fiction by writers of Latin America and of Latin-American descent" which is what I went for...

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message 35: by Victoria (new)

Oct 08, 2017 01:12PM

Woah americans are trying to apropiate the term latino....

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message 36: by J.L. (last edited Aug 22, 2018 02:26PM) (new)

Oct 08, 2017 05:04PM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Leonardo wrote: "This list (most of it at least) is not by Latino/Latina authors (some could say now "Latinx"). There is a sharp (academic, albeit not less real or useful) distinction between "Lati..."

Then, perhaps that should be your title and not "Latina/o Fiction." The term Latina/o, by the way, has now been replaced by Latinx within the academic world which studies fields related to people of Latin-American descent residing in the US. It is a new term meant to incorporate emerging gender issues.

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message 37: by Alva (new)

Aug 22, 2018 01:39PM

When I Was Puerto Rican is a memoir.

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message 38: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Aug 22, 2018 11:45PM

Alva wrote: "When I Was Puerto Rican is a memoir."

Which number?

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message 39: by Alva (new)

Aug 23, 2018 02:16AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Alva wrote: "When I Was Puerto Rican is a memoir."

Which number?"

#25.

Please remove Paula (#29) for the same reason. Thanks!

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message 40: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Aug 23, 2018 09:53PM

Alva wrote: "Booklovinglady wrote: "Alva wrote: "When I Was Puerto Rican is a memoir."

Which number?"

#25.

Please remove Paula (#29) for the same reason. Thanks!"

Done.

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message 41: by George P. (last edited Oct 03, 2018 08:15AM) (new)

Oct 03, 2018 08:11AM

Please remove Water for Elephants (#101), The Old Man and the Sea (155) and Our Man in Havana (138), I've read them and they are not written by Latin American writers- Water for Elephants doesn't even have anything to do with Latin America.

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message 42: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Oct 03, 2018 09:18PM

George wrote: "Please remove Water for Elephants (#101), The Old Man and the Sea (155) and Our Man in Havana (138), I've read them and they are not written by Latin American writers- Water for Elephants doesn't even have anything to do with Latin America. ..."

Removed.

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message 43: by Stephanie (new)

Oct 08, 2018 08:31AM

#200 The shadow of the wind was written by a spanish author, not a Latin American one. This book must be removed from this list.

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message 44: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Oct 09, 2018 02:10AM

Stephanie wrote: "#200 The shadow of the wind was written by a spanish author, not a Latin American one. This book must be removed from this list."

The Shadow of the Wind has been removed.

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message 45: by Stephanie (new)

Oct 15, 2018 10:43AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "#200 The shadow of the wind was written by a spanish author, not a Latin American one. This book must be removed from this list."

The Shadow of the Wind has been remo..."

Same with #149 The time in between

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message 46: by Jonathanrb (new)

Jan 20, 2020 06:24PM