2021 Reading Women Challenge - hosted by thereadingwomen

A Book by a South American Author in Translation
  • As with all of our translation prompts, you can read in any language you like as long as the book has been translated from one language to another.


All books added
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

422 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

The Japanese Lover

Isabel Allende

322 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional slow-paced
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

Island Beneath the Sea

Isabel Allende

464 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende

The Soul of a Woman

Isabel Allende

3 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Azares del cuerpo by María Ospina

Azares del cuerpo

María Ospina

160 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary short stories mysterious reflective slow-paced
Pleines de grâce by Guillaume Contré, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

Pleines de grâce

Guillaume Contré, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

208 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ dark tense medium-paced
Hasta que pase un huracán by Margarita García Robayo

Hasta que pase un huracán

Margarita García Robayo

54 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tears of Amber by Sofía Segovia

Tears of Amber

Sofía Segovia

496 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

Eartheater

Dolores Reyes

3 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced