18 books like Cien años de soledad

What to read after Cien años de soledad — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1949 · ★ 4.2 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and… Shares: Fantasy

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas · 1964 · ★ 4.5 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Shares: Community pick

Né pour naître Pablo Neruda · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Pablo Neruda, Prix Nobel 1971, est sans doute le poète latino-américain le plus célèbre. Ce volume regroupe des textes en prose écrits à diverses époques de sa vie sur toutes sortes de sujets: l'amitié, la poésie, la politique, les voyages... Poèmes en prose, préfaces, articles de journaux, discours, on peut considérer ces textes comme un complément aux Mémoires du poète publiés sous le titre… Shares: Spanish language books, Spanish language materials

The Havana mob T. J. English · 1841 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Challenging In modern-day Havana, the remnants of the glamorous past are everywhere—the old hotel-casinos, vintage American cars, and flickering neon signs speak of a bygone era that is widely familiar and often romanticized, but little understood. In Havana Nocturne, T. J. English offers a riveting, multifaceted true tale of organized crime, political corruption, roaring nightlife, revolution, and… Shares: Condiciones sociales, Social conditions

Dude, where's my country? Michael Moore · 2003 · ★ 3.4 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate M. Moore sévit encore une fois avec humour et provocation. Le détonateur : G.W. Bush préparant sa réélection en 2004. Les armes : la dérision massive. Il s'attaque notamment aux mensonges et à la propagande dont est victime son pays depuis le 11 septembre, ainsi qu'aux secrets et aux combines de Bush avec ses amis saoudiens concernant le pétrole. Shares: Condiciones sociales, Social conditions

Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie · 1981 · ★ 4.0 · 641p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie. It portrays India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature. The story is told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sinai, and is set in the context of actual historical events. The style of preserving history… Shares: Epic literature, Novel

Backlash Susan Faludi · 1981 · ★ 4.1 · 592p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Skillfully Probing the Attack on Women's Rights "Opting-out," "security moms," "desperate housewives," "the new baby fever"--the trend stories of 2006 leave no doubt that American women are still being barraged by the same backlash messages that Susan Faludi brilliantly exposed in her 1991 bestselling book of revelations. Now, the book that reignited the feminist movement is back in a… Shares: Condiciones sociales, Social conditions

El prisionero del cielo Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 1991 · ★ 4.0 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Barcelona, 1957. Daniel Sempere y su amigo Fermín, los héroes de La Sombra del Viento, regresan de nuevo a la aventura para afrontar el mayor desafío de sus vidas. Justo cuando todo empezaba a sonreírles, un inquietante personaje visita la librería de Sempere y amenaza con desvelar un terrible secreto que lleva enterrado dos décadas en la oscura memoria de la ciudad. Al conocer la verdad,… Shares: Novela, Ficción, Spanish language materials

El llano en llamas Juan Rulfo · 1953 · ★ 4.2 · 170p · ≈ 5h · Moderate El "Llano en llamas" es hoy un clásico de la literatura mexicana e hispanoamericana, y probablemente uno de los volúmenes de cuentos más traducido a otros idiomas en el mundo entero. Obra aparentemente sencilla resulta, sin embargo, profundamente desconcertante. En su unidad formal descansa una gran diversidad de lenguajes, registros y tonos con los que Rulfo aborda la problemática de una… Shares: Spanish language books, Spanish language materials

Doce cuentos peregrinos Gabriel García Márquez · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Analyse: Contes A l'image des histoires qui les animent, ces vagabonds sont d'étranges pèlerins, tous latino-américains, projetés aux quatre coins d'une Europe insolite, en des aventures où la magie et l'humour sont articulés par ce que Gabriel Garda Marquez considère comme essentiel à la construction de cet ouvrage: la perspective du temps." Je crois avoir ainsi réussi le livre de contes qui se… Shares: Spanish language books, Ficción

A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin · 1996 · ★ 4.5 · 824p · ≈ 27h · Moderate A Game of Thrones is the inaugural novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic series of fantasy novels crafted by the American author George R. R. Martin. Published on August 1, 1996, this novel introduces readers to the richly detailed world of Westeros and Essos, where political intrigue, power struggles, and magical elements intertwine. The story unfolds through multiple perspectives, each… Shares: Epic literature, Ficción, Fantasy

Wizard and Glass Stephen King · 1997 · ★ 4.3 · 928p · ≈ 30h · Moderate [The Dark Tower][1] IV Part IV of an epic quest. Roland the Gunslinger and his followers have to contend with a sentient monorail intent on killing itself and taking them with it. While seeking to return to the Path of the Beam that will lead them to the Dark Tower, Roland tells his friends a story about the tragic loss of his first love, Susan Delgado. ([source][2]) [1]:… Shares: Epic literature, Fantasy

Les històries naturals Joan Perucho · 1978 · ★ 3.5 · 214p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "Un modelo de narración elípica para la literatura del futuro". Harold Bloom Las historias naturales es una novela fantástica que abrió a Perucho las puertas al reconocimiento internacional, y es sin duda la obra más emblemática del autor, a quien la crítica ha situado a menudo junto a Borges, Lovecraft o Calvino. En una sugerente simbiosis de erudición histórica e imaginación creadora,… Shares: Novel, Fantasy

The Polar Express Gift Set Chris Van Allsburg · 1985 · ★ 4.3 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A magical train ride on nochebuena (Christmas Eve) takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from San Nicolás. Shares: Spanish language books, Spanish language materials

La ley del amour Laura Esquivel · 1995 · ★ 5.0 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Fusion of science fiction and adventure-romance attempts to produce a multimedia 'event' that narrates through comic-strip panels and period music on accompanying CD. New Age tracts, precolumbian poetry, Puccini arias, and tedious plots never achieve narrative coherence in spite of Peden's adequate translation"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. Shares: Novela, Ficción, Spanish language materials

Otherwise Engaged Jayne Ann Krentz · 1960 · ★ 3.9 · 353p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Barely escaping a would-be abductor who has left a trail of victims in his wake, world traveler Miss Amity Doncaster discovers that her attacker has become obsessed with gossip that ties Amity to scientist Benedict Stanbridge, a spy for the throne who resolves to bring the killer to justice. Shares: Novela, Spanish language materials

Wicked Gregory Maguire · 1995 · ★ 3.5 · 494p · ≈ 16h · Moderate When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about… Shares: Novela, Spanish language materials, Fantasy

Eva Luna Isabel Allende · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The history of a woman born poor, orphaned early, and who eventually rose to a position of unique influence. Shares: Spanish language books, Spanish language materials

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