Latin American Fiction
After Brother Juniper witnesses the death of five people when a rope suspension bridge collapses, he goes about seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die.
By Junot Diaz
Recommended By Sonia Grgas, Reference Librarian
Living with an old–world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and believes that a long–standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness.
“The Nobel laureate weaves a story of a fantastic wedding, the return of the bride to her parents, her brothers' resolve to murder her corruptor, and the townspeople’s' refusal to depart from routine (From the Publisher).”
“It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way up from Havana to the big arena of New York, where they are workers by day, stars of dance halls by night (From the Publisher).”
“Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys (From the Publisher).”
By Ernest Hemingway
Recommended By Nathalie Levin, Children's Services Librarian
The story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal - a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
By John Steinbeck
Recommended By Josephine Amoia, Children's Librarian, Jackie, Head of Readers' Services, Amy B., Children's Librarian
With Jackie Ranaldo, Head of Readers' Services
Tuesday, January 13, 2015. 7:30 PM
Kino, a poor Mexican pearl fisher, finds a valuable pearl. Yet instead of bringing blessings, the pearl acts as a harbinger of misfortune to Kino and his wife, Juana.
Lacking all memory of the first five years of her life because of a brutal trauma, Aurora del Valle is raised by her regal grandmother Paulina and eventually seeks to confront the mystery of her past