2023 Bookish with Carla & Feriel - hosted by translatedgems

January - #JanuaryinLatinAmerica
A book written by a national of a Latin American country/dependency (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana (département of France), Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint-Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin)
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Melma rosa by Fernanda Trías

Melma rosa

Fernanda Trías

234 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda

Jawbone

Mónica Ojeda

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror challenging dark tense medium-paced
Oogzenuw by María Gainza, Trijne Vermunt

Oogzenuw

María Gainza, Trijne Vermunt

190 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Nervous System by Lina Meruane

Nervous System

Lina Meruane

228 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Salt Crystals by Cristina Bendek

Salt Crystals

Cristina Bendek

214 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

Elena Knows

Claudia Piñeiro

153 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Wind that Lays Waste by Selva Almada

The Wind that Lays Waste

Selva Almada

114 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective tense slow-paced
When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold by Alia Trabucco Zerán

When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold

Alia Trabucco Zerán

242 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays history true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

Things We Lost in the Fire

Mariana Enríquez

208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Dislocations by Sylvia Molloy

Dislocations

Sylvia Molloy

89 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced