“Puig mixes colloquial language with various literary devices to capture the essence of Argentine society: hypocrisy, snobbery and irony. The author involves you in the miserable lives of the characters, yet you feel comfortable with the circumstances. The paradox challenges you to understand what it is to be Argentine.”

“…the Brazilian book that has been most influential in my life. I was introduced to the character Emilia, who is not simply a talking doll, but a modern woman. She is creative, intelligent and very alive when she has to be. My greatest hero!”

“It is a journey to hell. Maria del Carmen Huerta discovers that her city goes beyond the limits of her big house in a high class neighborhood. It is the marginal voice of a city very similar to hell and the manifestation of individual radicalism.”

“The book is about a missionary family living in Africa. The narrator alternates between the perspective of the 5 women and their experiences growing up in the Congo. The tension within the family parallels the political turmoil in Africa in the 1960s.”

“The chronicles of travels made by a Polish journalist near the collaspe of the Soviet Union. It is an excellent report of important historical moments. I couldn’t put the book down. “

“A compilation of stories, with my favorite being “Funes el memorioso.” This particular story is about a man who wants to remember every day of his life. I also recommend “El Aleph”, a great introduction to the work of Borges. Wonderful.”

“Jubiabá is the story of a boy growing up in a poor neighborhood in Salvador who transforms into the advocate and voice of the working class. It´s powerful and inspiring, yet romantic and sensual.”

“The life of the Chilean political leader José Miguel Carrera is told through this beautiful love story, and includes the story of guerrilla leader Manuel Rodgríguez, who was killed at the hands of famous warlords Bernardo O´Higgins and José de San Martín. This book was prohibited by the dictatorship for many years.“

“It´s an autobiography about the author´s life growing up as an Indigenous Australian during the 1970s. The book is confronting, realistic and is a great insight into the racism that is experienced by an Indigenous person.“

“A love story that despite being framed in a historical period, is timeless. It´s also, its great example of the genius writing of García Marquez.

“A great book with different stories of people dealing with the relationship of traditional Indian culture and American culture. I had to translate a chapter of this book in a translation class I once took. I was so intrigued that I decided to read the whole thing. I was blown away. Jhumpa won the Pulitzer Prize for this book.”

“A book to love or hate – full of mistery, magic, social problems and the specifics of human relations – everyone sees what they needs to see in it, there is a piece of philosophy for everyone. A lot of phrases and situations became legendary and so called “sayings”, people always quote them.”

“One of my favorites from Brazil is “As Meninas” (The Girl in the Photograph) by Lygia Fagundes Telles. And the special edition with the cover by artist Beatriz Milhazes is amazing!”

“It is the story of a man who, evading justice, escapes to an island said to be infected with a mysterious fatal disease. Struggling to understand why everything seems to repeat, he realizes that all the people he sees there are actually recordings, made with a special machine, invented by Morel“

“It is a book that marvelously describes the landscape and culture of the people from the city where I was born and raised.”

“”El Fuego de cada Día” is a compilation of the best poems by Octavio Paz, who is my favorite writer.“

“My favorite book is The Hour of the Star, by Clarice Lispector. It is a book of few pages where no word is lost. Everything, and I mean everything, is important.”

“The novel tells the story of a woman, Elena Rincon, who after the death of her mother begins a slow metamorphosis, which through loneliness leads her to freedom. It offers a chronicle of life today, showing the attitudes of individuals who have traded militant leftist ideology for credit cards.”