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Hispanic American Fiction

Colombia | Cuba | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Guatemala | Haiti | Mexico | Puerto Rico | South America

Colombia

• García Márquez, Gabriel (born Colombia, lives México). Love in the Time of Cholera . 1988
• García Márquez, Gabriel . Of Love and Other Demons. 1995
• García Márquez, Gabriel . One Hundred Years of Solitude. 1970
• Manrique, Jaime. Latin Moon in Manhattan. 1992
• Manrique, Jaime.Bésame Mucho. 1999
• Restrepo, Laura. Angel of Galilea. 1997
• Restrepo, Laura. Leopard in the Sun. 1999
• Vallejo, Fernando. Our Lady of the Assassins. 2001

Cuba

• Abella, Alex. The Great American: A Novel. 1997
• Bernardo, José Raúl. The Secret of the Bulls. 1996
• Bernardo, José Raúl. Silent Wing. 1988
• Engle, Margarita. Singing to Cuba. 1993
• Engle, Margarita. Skywriting: A Novel of Cuba. 1995
• García, Cristina. The Aguero Sisters. 1997
• García, Cristina. Dreaming in Cuban. 1992
• Hernandez Diaz, Alejandro. The Cuban Mile. 1998
• Hijuelos, Oscar. Empress of the Splendid Season. 1999
• Hijuelos, Oscar. The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. 1993
• Hijuelos, Oscar. The Mambo Kings Plays Songs of Love. 1989
• Muñoz, Elías Miguel. Brand New Memory. 1998
• Obejas, Achy. Days of Awe. 2001
• Obejas, Achy. Memory Mambo. 1996
• Rivera, Beatriz. Playing with Light. 2000
• Suárez, Virgil. Going Under: A Novel. 1996
• Suárez, Virgil. Latin Jazz. 1989
• Veciana-Suárez, Ana. The Chin Kiss King. 1997
• Yglesias, Jose. The Guns in the Closet. 1996
• Yglesias, Jose. The Old Gents. 1996

Dominican Republic

• Alavarez, Julia. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. 1992
• Alavarez, Julia. In the Time of the Butterflies. 1994
• Alavarez, Julia. In the Name of Salome. 2000

El Salvador

• Benítez, Sandra. Bitter Grounds. 1997
• Benítez, Sandra. The Weight of All Things. 2000

• Limón, Graciela. In Search of Bernabe. 1993
• Limón, Graciela. The Day of the Moon. 1999
• Limón, Graciela. Erased Faces. 2001

Guatemala

• Goldman, Francisco. The Long Night of the White Chickens. 1992 
• Goldman, Francisco. The Ordinary Seaman. 1997

• Tobar, Héctor. The Tattooed Soldier. 1998

Haiti

• Danticat, Edwidge. Breath, Eyes, Memory. 1994 
• Danticat, Edwidge. Krik? Krak! 1995
• Danticat, Edwidge. The Farming of Bones. 1998

México

• Alcalá, Kathleen. Treasures in Heaven: A Novel. 2000
• Anaya, Rudlolfo. Albuquerque. 2000
• Arias, Ron. The Road to Tamazunchale: The Novel. 1975
• Blake, James Carlos. In the Rogue Blood. 1997
• Castillo, Ana. Peel My Love Like an Onion. 1999 
• Castillo, Ana. So Far From God: A Novel. 1993
• Chavez, Denise. Face of an Angel. 1994 
• Chavez, Denise. Loving Pedro Infante. 2001
• Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. 1983 
• Cisneros, Sandra. Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories. 1991
• Corpi, Lucha. Black Widow's Wardrobe. 1999 
• Corpi, Lucha. Eulogy for a Brown Angel. 1992
• Diaz, Tony. The Aztec God. 1998 
• Diaz, Tony. Latino Heretics. 1999
• Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate. 1992 
• Esquivel, Laura. Swift as Desire. 2001
• Garcia, Guy. Skin Deep. 1988
• Garcia, Lionel. To a Widow with Children. 1994
• Gib, Dagoberto. Woodcuts of Women. 2001
• Gonzalez, Ray. The Ghost of John Wayne and Other Stories. 2001
• Grattan-Dominguez, Alejandro. Dark Side of the Dream. 1995
• Islas, Arturo. The Rain God: A Desert Tale. 1984
• Juárez, Tina. Call No Man M.A.S.T.E.R. 1995
• Lachtman, Ofelia Dumas. A Shell for Angela. 1995
• Martín, Patricia Preciado. El Milagro and Other Stories. 1996 
• Martín, Patricia Preciado. Amor Eterno: Eleven Lessons in Love. 2000
• Martinez , Manuel Luis. Crossing. 1998
• Mastretta, Angeles. Lovesick. 1997
• Paredes, Américo. The Shadow. 1998
• Rechy, John. The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez. 1991
• Ríos, Alberto. The Curtain of Trees: Stories. 1999 
• Ríos, Alberto. Pig Cookies and Other Stories. 1995
• Romo, Ito. El Puente = The Bridge. 2000
• Trambley, Estela Portillo. Rain of Scorpions and Other Stories. 1993
• Vea, Alfredo. La Maravilla. 1993
• Villanueva, Alma. Weeping Woman: La Llorona and Other Stories. 1994
• Villaseñor, Victor. Macho! 1991 
• Villaseñor, Victor. The Wild Steps of Heaven. 1996
• Viramontes, Helena Mara. Under the Feet of Jesús. 1995

Puerto Rico

• Blanco, Evangeline. Caribe: A Novel of Puerto Rico. 1998
• Ferré, Rosario. Sweet Diamond Dust. 1988 
• Ferré, Rosario. The House on the Lagoon. 1995 
• Ferré, Rosario. Eccentric Neighborhoods. 1998
• Fuentes, Carlos. The Death of Artemio Cruz. 1964 
• Fuentes, Carlos. Diana, Goddess Who Hunts Alone. 1995 
• Fuentes, Carlos. The Crystal Frontier. 1997 
• Fuentes, Carlos. The Years with Laura Diaz. 2000
• Mohr, Nicholasa. A Matter of Pride and Other Stories. 1997
• Ortiz Cofer, Judith. The Line of the Sun: A Novel. 1989
• Rodríguez, Abraham. The Boy Without A Flag: Tales of the South Bronx. 1992 
• Rodríguez, Abraham.  Spidertown: A Novel. 1993
• Santiago, Esmeralda. America's Dream. 1996
• Santiago, Soledad. Room 9. 1992 
• Santiago, Soledad. Streets of Fire. 1996
• Sapia, Yvonne. Valentino's Hair. 1991
• Torres, Edwin. Carlito's Way. 1975

South America

• Allende, Isabel. ( Chile ) The House of the Spirits. 1985 
• Allende, Isabel.  Daughter of Fortune. 1999 
• Allende, Isabel.  Portrait in Sepia: A Novel. 2001

• Vargas Llosa, Mario. ( Peru ) In Praise of the Stepmother. 1999 
• Vargas Llosa, Mario.  Death in the Andes. 1996 
• Vargas Llosa, Mario.  The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto. 1998  
• Vargas Llosa, Mario.  The Feast of the Goat. 2001