Edith Grossman
2023 FPPL Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
2023 Read Widely: Central & South America
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7) Don Quixote
Plunge into the heart of the remote Peruvian Andes in Mario Vargas Llosa's stunning novel, Death in the Andes.
This narrative weaves an intricate tapestry of stark political realities, age-old Andean mysticism, and a chilling mystery that leaves no stone unturned.
The book promises a riveting blend of genres, serving as both a political allegory and a gripping detective novel. It shimmers with an undercurrent of magical realism,
11) Red April
A chilling political thriller set at the end of Peru's grim war between Shining Path terrorists and a morally bankrupt government counterinsurgency.
Associate District Prosecutor Felix Chacaltana Saldivar is a by-the-book prosecutor wading through life. Two of his greatest pleasures are writing mundane reports and speaking to his long-dead mother. Everything changes, however, when he is asked to investigate a bizarre and brutal murder: