The StoryGraph's Translation Challenge 2021 - hosted by thestorygraph

A translated book by a South American author
For this prompt, you can read any translated book by an author from any country in South America. This includes the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. 
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The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda, Chris Sheban, Margaret Sayers Peden

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly

Luis Sepúlveda, Chris Sheban, Margaret Sayers Peden

128 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Leaf Storm and Other Stories by Gabriel García Márquez

Leaf Storm and Other Stories

Gabriel García Márquez

146 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism short stories mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli

The Story of My Teeth

Valeria Luiselli

184 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging funny medium-paced
The Neighborhood by Mario Vargas Llosa

The Neighborhood

Mario Vargas Llosa

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
2666 by Roberto Bolaño

2666

Roberto Bolaño

912 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Enríquez

208 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness by Paulo Coelho

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness

On the Seventh Day #1

Paulo Coelho

180 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction romance emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
An Apprenticeship, or the Book of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector

An Apprenticeship, or the Book of Pleasures

Clarice Lispector

176 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 50th Anniversary Edition by Paulo Freire

Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 50th Anniversary Edition

Paulo Freire

219 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction education philosophy reflective slow-paced
The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier

The Kingdom of This World

Alejo Carpentier

136 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism hopeful informative reflective slow-paced