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Literature of South America

Authors and poets by country, plus resources about the Hispanic literary scene

Authors in Argentina

Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Alejandra Pizarnik and contemporary authors.

Authors in Bolivia

Jesús Lara, Carlos Castañon Barrientos and more.

Authors in Brazil

Jorge Amado, Joyce Cavalccante,Joao Guimaraes, Rosa Vinicius de Moraes and others.

Authors in Chile

Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Isabel Allende, Jorge Teillier, Nicanor Parra and others.

Authors in Paraguay

Sergio Gacitúa Montecinos and Martín Ramírez and Guaraní prose and poetry.

Authors in Peru

Mario Vargas Llosa, Alfredo Bryce Echeñique, Jose Carlos Mariategui, Josecito Bernui and others.

Authors in Uruguay

Eduardo Galeano, Hector Rosales, Horacio Quiroga and others.

Authors in Venezuela

Andres Eloy Blanco, Romulo Gallegos, Vicente Gerbasi and others.

Adventures in South America

Fiction by Louis de Bernieres, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Laura Esquivel, Yossi Ghinsberg: recommended reading.

Famous Hispanic Writers

Names and links.

Latin American Literature

List of countries with links to the literary authors for each.

Literature

Comprehensive regional and country resources for authors reviews magazines mailing lists and more from the University of Texas.

Spanish and Latin American Literature

Selected list of resource materials available in the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library of Tulane University.
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