Hey guys, im interested in reading and getting to know a little bit more of South America through literature. Im not talking about classics from southamerican authors, i am more looking for ome recommendatios on books that will tell me about the histroy and struggle the have gone through.
I have already read Venas abiertas en America Latina from Galeano, but i am to lazy to search for more, just wondering if any of you guys knew some books about this topic.
Yo el supremo, by Roa Bastos.
El señor presidente, by Asturias.
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, by García Márquez.
El laberinto de la soledad, by Paz.
Canto General, by Neruda.
2666, by Bolaño.
El llano en llamas, by Rulfo.
There you have México, Paraguay, Guatemala, Colombia, and Chile.
Books that deal with South American dictatorships, peasant farmers, and violence. Of course there are more examples, but as far as novels, essays, and poetry, those were the first I thought of.
Or just google something more specific and check the bibliography in the Wikipedia page, I don't know, man.
>>8954968
Gracias
>>8955060
That is the one i read and I am looking for something similar
100 years of solitude can be read as a fictionalized history of Latin America, but the connections are probably more apparent if you already know the histoy.
By Night in Chile and Distant Star by Bolaño deal with the Pinochrt dictatorship in Chile and both are great books on their own
>>8954933
if you want brazilian literature, try these guys:
>antónio vieira
>machado de assis
>manuel antônio de almeida
>joão guimarães rosa