Mexico, D.F. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2020. First Edition. Paperback. 133p., wrps. Hector Aguilar is a key figure in the intellectual and literary world of Mexico. His fictional work includes the novels "Morir en el golfo" (1985), "La guerra de Galio" (1991), "El error de la luna" (1994), "Un..... More about Plagio (Una novela
Buenos Aires: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Me Gusta Leer, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 125p., wrps. "La conquista, Iris, y construcción" is a collection of stories by Sergio Bizzio in which everything shape shifts over time: the fate of a warrior, his identity, his encounter with enemies, the capricious structure..... More about La conquista, Iris, y construcción
Barcelona: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 205p., wrps. "Envejece un perro tras los cristales" is a collection of notes and reflections by Horacio Castellanos Moya, allowing readers to intimately know the thoughts of a writer ravaged by self doubt. The work is comprised of the contents..... More about Envejece un perro tras los cristales. "Cuaderno de Tokio" seguido de "Cuaderno de...
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 226p., wrps. "Ningún tiempo es pasado" is a colorful compendium of essays by Juan Esteban Constain on subjects as diverse as the First World War, D-Day, the assassination of Rafael Uribe Uribe, the Battle of Waterloo, Humboldt's trip to Colombia..... More about Ningún tiempo es pasado
México, D.F. Alfaguara, (Narrativa Hispánica), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 702p., wrps. "Ciudad doliente de Dios" is a novel that revolves around Cristina, a little girl whose parents left her in a convent for orphans. At a very early age, she realized she was called to a higher destiny, because she..... More about Ciudad doliente de Dios
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 603p., wrps. "El año del sol negro" is an ambitious, epic narrative that portrays the events that surrounded the battle of Palonegro during The War of a Thousand Days. The work also explores a mosaic of tragedies within these..... More about El año del sol negro
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 335p., wrps. "El jefe" explores the figure of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán and the tumultuous era in which he was a politician in Colombia. Written by award-winning author Luis Alfredo González Sarmiento, who is also the author of "Los hijos de..... More about El jefe
México, D.F: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. 1st Edition. Paperback. vi, 165p., wrps. This book is a cage without bars where creatures roam freely, contained herein: the withered eternity of Acapulco and the vocation of Mazatlan as a food court of the soul; a souvenir of the 2006 World..... More about Ahora imagino cosas
Barcelona: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 222p., wrps. "Laberintos en línea recta" brings together the three autobiographical stories by Mauro Libertella, forming a unique coming-of-age novel through reflections and inner dialogues on mourning, the reality of mortality, and love. The work takes place in Buenos Aires..... More about Laberintos en línea recta
Spain: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 544p., graphics, wrps. "Berta isla" is a narrative about Berta Isla and Tomás Nevinson, two young people who met in Madrid and very quickly decided to spend their lives together, without suspecting that the future would hold intermittent absences..... More about Berta isla
Santiago de Chile: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 264p., wrps. A novel by Chilean writer Lina Meruane, author of "Las infantas" (1998), "Póstuma" (2000), "Cercada" (2000), "Fruta podrida" (2007), and "Sangre en el ojo" (2012). More about Sistema nervioso
Mexico City: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, (Literatura Random House), 2020. First Edition. Paperback. 241p., wrps. Emiliano Monge is a writer and political scientist from UNAM. He has published the novels "Morirse de memoria" (2010), "El cielo árido" (2012), which was the objective of the XXVIII Jaén de Novela Prize..... More about Tejer la oscuridad
Barcelona: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 466p., wrps. "La escuela de música" is a novel and autobiographical saga on youth formation, learning, music, and violence, set against the backdrop of Colombia during the 80s. Pedro, the protagonist, puts together a soundtrack to the events to illuminate..... More about La escuela de música
México, D.F. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Asociación Nacional del Libro, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 132p., illus., wrps. "El mejor de los mundos imposibles" is a compilation of graphic art by former New Yorker illustrator Abel Quezada, including cartoons, illustrations, and texts. Contents include: "Las artes vivas", "Peligros de la..... More about El mejor de los mundos imposibles
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 108p., wrps. "La perra" is a novel that centers around Damaris, an older woman with many disappointments behind her. She adopts a dog and names her Chirli, after the daughter she never had. She forms an intense relationship with the..... More about La perra
México, D.F: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara, 2020. First Edition. Paperback. 215p., wrps. Federico Reyes Heroles has published the novels "Ante los ojos de Desirée", "Noche tibia", "El abismo", "Canon", "El abecedario" and "Sensé. More about Registro: Mapa e inventario de uno mismo
Buenos Aires: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. 1st Edition. Paperback. 383p., wrps. "Lo mucho que te amé" a novel by Eduardo Sacheri. Other notable publications include: "Esperandolo a Tito,"Te conozco," and "Los dueños del mundo," etc. More about Lo mucho que te amé
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. Third Reprint. Paperback. 203p., wrps. "Somos luces abismales" is a collection of essays by Carolina Sanín in which she reflects on memories, books, and language, aiming to discover, understand, and question different facets of the world and of herself. These texts are simultaneously..... More about Somos luces abismales
México, D.F: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. 1st Edition. Paperback. 485p., wrps. "El Vendedor de silencio" Enrique Serna notable publications include: "Señorita México," "Uno soñaba que era rey," "El seductor de la patria," etc. More about El Vendedor de silencio
Buenos Aires, Barcelona: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara (Narrativa Hispánica), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 253p., wrps. In "No pidas nada", investigative journalist Tano Gentili discovers that the deaths of several soldiers accused of participating in the repression during the last dictatorship are related. He travels to Rio de Janeiro..... More about No pidas nada
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 607p., wrps. "Cómo perderlo todo" is an entertaining and intelligent novel that portrays the personal crises experienced by different couples throughout the disastrous year of 2016, including Brexit and Trump's election. The work explores the drama of marriage and..... More about Cómo perderlo todo
México, D.F: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2020. First Edition. Paperback. 190p., wrps. The book has more than 40 essays entitled "La serpiente del ensayo", "El imperativo del placer", "Cada palabra , un golpe", La calca y el pellizco", "Desde el fondo de la tumba", "Contra la tersura", "La sabiduría..... More about Por la tangente: De ensayos y ensayistas
México, D.F: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2020. First Edition. Paperback. 291p., wrps. Memories of agent Pierre Le Noir about new events, even more disturbing , that ocurred in Paris in November 1927. More about Muerte en el jardín de la luna
México, D.F: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara (Narrativa Hispánica), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 279p., wrps. "El cuerpo eléctrico" is a novel set in 1876 in Mexico. President Profirio Díaz sends Deputy Cristino Lobatón to accompany Lucía Zárate, a dwarf, to a Philadelphia Fair. Lobatón quickly realizes that Lucía is..... More about El cuerpo eléctrico
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 197p., wrps. "Las bolas de cavendish" is a book of essays by writer Fernando Vallejo that gravitates around scientific topics. Specifically, Vallejo challenges the academic orthodoxy of scientific principles: he denounces physicists, denigrates mathematicians and insults a number of..... More about Las bolas de cavendish