The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Latin American

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
82 The Man Without Qualities Robert Musil 1930 Austrian German
91 The Tin Drum Günter Grass 1959 German German
355 The Savage Detectives Roberto Bolaño 1998 Chilean Spanish
396 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz 2007 Dominican English
436 El Aleph Jorge Luis Borges 1949 Argentinian Spanish
907 Hyperion Friedrich Holderlin 1797 German German
1029 Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon Jorge Amado 1958 Brazilian Portuguese
1093 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Milan Kundera 1979 Czech Czech
1497 How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Julia Alvarez 1991 Dominican English
1507 Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo Anaya 1972 American English
1577 Deep Rivers José María Arguedas 1958 Peruvian Spanish
1669 The Underdogs Mariano Azuela 1915 Mexican Spanish
1917 In the Time of the Butterflies Julia Alvarez 1994 Dominican English
2000 Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter Mario Vargas Llosa 1977 Peruvian Spanish
2384 Don Segundo Sombra Ricardo Güiraldes 1926 Argentinian Spanish
2546 Martín Fierro José Hernández 1872 Argentinian Spanish
2983 Tent of Miracles Jorge Amado 1969 Brazilian Portuguese
3050 A World for Julius Alfredo Bryce Echenique 1970 Peruvian Spanish
3324 Broad and Alien is the World Ciro Alegría 1941 Peruvian Spanish
3324 Conversations in Sicily Elio Vittorini 1941 Italian Italian
3459 Captain Pantoja And The Special Service Mario Vargas Llosa 1973 Peruvian Spanish
3928 The Vice-Consul Marguerite Duras 1966 French French
4139 Nedjma Kateb Yacine 1956 Algerian French
4364 América Hispánica Guillermo Céspedes del Castillo 1983 Peruvian Spanish
4580 The Autobiography Of A Runaway Slave Miguel Barnet 1966 Cuban Spanish
4949 Sergeant Getúlio João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1971 Brazilian Portuguese
5241 Concierto Barroco Alejo Carpentier 1974 Cuban Spanish
5475 Zero Ignácio De Loyola Brandão 1974 Brazilian Portuguese
6148 My Tender Matador Pedro Lemebel 2001 Chilean Spanish
6265 Burning Patience Antonio Skármeta 1985 Chilean Spanish
6857 Hell Has No Limits José Donoso 1965 Chilean Spanish
7215 The Empty Book Josefina Vicens 1958 Mexican English
7611 Aunt Julia And The Script Writer Mario Vargas Llosa 1977 Peruvian Spanish
7991 Viva O Povo Brasileiro João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1984 Brazilian Portuguese
8008 100 Love Sonnets Pablo Neruda 1959 Chilean Spanish
8508 Crônica Da Casa Assassinada Lúcio Cardoso 1959 Brazilian Portuguese
8557 The Sad End Of Policarpo Quaresma Lima Barreto 1911 Brazilian Portuguese
8846 Seeing Red Lina Meruane 2012 Chilean Spanish
8885 The Violent Land Jorge Amado 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8974 Mantra Rodrigo Fresán 2001 Argentinian Spanish
9055 The Emperor Of The Amazon Márcio Souza 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
9226 Poems Jorge Luis Borges 2010 Argentinian Spanish
10093 The Secret History Of Costaguana Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2007 Colombian Spanish
10945 The Event Juan José Saer 1988 Argentinian Spanish
11298 The Adventures Of China Iron Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2017 Argentinian Spanish
11319 The Neighborhood Mario Vargas Llosa 2016 Peruvian English
12048 Red April Santiago Roncagliolo 2002 Peruvian Spanish
13004 Thus Were Their Faces Silvina Ocampo 1988 Argentinian Spanish
13360 The Book Of Lamentations Rosario Castellanos 1962 Mexican Spanish
14984 Faces In The Crowd Valeria Luiselli 2011 Mexican Spanish
15903 Bestiario Juan José Arreola 1938 Mexican Spanish
15903 De Perfil José Agustín 1966 Mexican Spanish
17130 Fury Clyo Mendoza 2024 Unknown English
17130 You Glow In The Dark Liliana Colanzi 2022 Unknown Spanish
17130 The Infinite Plan Isabel Allende 1992 Chilean Spanish
17130 Reservoir Bitches Dahlia de la Cerda 2024 Unknown Spanish
17130 Loop Brenda Lozano 2014 Mexican Spanish
17130 Ramifications Daniel Saldaña París 2018 Mexican Spanish
17130 Umami Laia Jufresa 2015 Mexican Spanish
17130 Fish Soup Margarita García Robayo 2018 Colombian Spanish
17130 The Remainder Alia Trabucco Zerán 2015 Chilean Spanish
17130 Melvill Rodrigo Fresán 2022 Argentine Spanish
17130 Todos Os Contos Clarice Lispector 2015 Brazilian Portuguese