REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS AND AUTHORS

FROM NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA

Christhyle Joy D.  Andal

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1. The Great Gatsby

– is a novel by an American novelist, essayist, short story writer and
screenwriter named F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- is published in April 10, 1925
- the genre of this novel is Historical Fiction.
THE GREAT GATSBY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
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2. The Catcher in the Rye

– is a best known 1951 novel by an American writer named J.D Salinger.
- is published in July 16, 1951
- the genre of this novel are bildungsroman, young adult fiction and coming-
of-age story.
THE CATCHER IN THE
J.D SALINGER
RYE
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3. To Kill a Mockingbird
– is a best known for her 1960 novel by an American novelist named Harper
Lee. 
- is published in July 11, 1960
- the genre of this novel are coming-of-age story and bildungsroman.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD HARPER LEE
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4. The Old Man and the Sea

 - is a short novel by an American novelist, short story writer, journalist and
sportsman named Ernest Hemingway.
- is published in 1951 in Cayo, Blanco and originally published in September
1, 1952 
- the genre of this novel is Literary Fiction.
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
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5. The Bell Jar

– is the only novel written by an American poet, novelist and short story
writer named Sylvia Plath.
- is published in January 14, 1963
- the genre of this novel are autobiography, autobiographical novel and
fictional autobiography.
 THE BELL JAR  SYLVIA PLATH
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6. Fahrenheit 451
– is a dystopian novel by an American author and screenwriter named Ray
Bradbury.
- is published in October 19, 1953
- the genre of this novel are science fiction, dystopian fiction and political
fiction.
FAHRENHEIT RAY BRADBURY
451
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7. The Grapes of Wrath

– is a novel by an American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature
winner named John Steinbeck.
- is published in April 14, 1939
- the genre of this novel is fiction.
 THE GRAPES OF WRATH JOHN STEINBECK
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8. The Handmaid's Tale

– is a dystopian novel by an Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist,
teacher environmental activities and inventor named Margaret Atwood.
- is published in 1985
- the genre of this novel are science fiction, dystopian fiction, speculative
fiction and tragedy.
THE HANDMAID'S TALE MARGARET ATWOOD
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9. Of Mice and Men

– is a novella written by an American author named John Steinbeck.
- is published in 1937 
- the genre of this novel are novella, fiction and tragedy.
 OF MICE AND
JOHN STEINBECK
MEN
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10. Slaughterhouse- Five

 – is a novel by an American writer named Kurt Vonnegut.
- is published in March 31, 1969
- the genre of this novel are science fiction, novel, satire, war story, metafiction,
historical fiction and dark comedy.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE- FIVE KURT VONNEGUT JR.
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11. On the Road

– is a 1957 novel by an American novelist of French Canadian ancestry
named Jack Kerouac.
- is published in September 5, 1957
- the genre of this novel are fiction, roman a clef and autobiographical novel. 
 ON THE ROAD JACK KEROUAC
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12. Little Women

– is a novel by an American novelist, short story writer, poet and best known
as the author of the novel titled Little Women named Louisa May Alcott. 
- is published in 1869
- the genre of this novel are novel fiction, children's literature, comedy and
bildungsroman.
LITTLE WOMEN LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
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13. The Adventures of Huckleberry

– is a novel by an American writer, humorist, publisher and lecturer named
Mark Twain.
- is published in December 10,1884 in United Kingdom and February 1885 in
United States
 - the genre of this novel are satire, humor, children's literature, adventure
fiction and picaresque novel.
THE ADVENTURES OF
HUCKLEBERRY FINN MARK TWAIN
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14. Fight Club

– is novel by an American freelance journalist and novelist named Chuck
Palahniuk.
- is published in August 17, 1996
-the genre of this novel are satire and science fiction.
FIGHT CLUB CHUCK PALAHNIUK
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15. The Da Vinci Code

– is 2003 mystery thriller novel by an American author best known for his
thriller novels named Dan Brown. 
- is published in March 18, 2003  
- the genre of this novel are mystery, detective fiction, conspiracy fiction and
thriller.
THE DA VINCI CODE DAN BROWN
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16. A Farewell to Arms

 – is a novel by an American novelist, short story writer, journalist and
sportsman named Ernest Hemingway. 
- published in 1929 
- the genre of this novel are novel fiction, war story and literary realism.
 A FAREWELL TO ARMS ERNEST HEMINGWAY
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17. In Cold Blood

– is a non-fiction novel by an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright
and actor named Truman Capote.
- is published in 1965
- the genre of this novel are true crime, non-fiction novel and crime fiction.
IN COLD BLOOD TRUMAN CAPOTE
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18. The Yellow Wallpaper

– is a short story by an American humanist, novelist, writer of short stories,
poetry and non-fiction.
- is published in January 1892
- the genre of this short story are fiction and reference work.
THE YELLOW WALL PAPER CHARLOTTE PERKINS
GILMAN
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19. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

– is a novel by an American novelist, screenwriter, film director and best
known for writing bestselling coming-of-age novel named Stephen Chbosky. 
- is published in February 1, 1999 by pocketbooks
- the genre of this novel are young adult fiction, epistolary novel and
bildungsroman.
THE PERKS OF BEING A
WA L L F L O W E R STEPHEN CHBOSKY
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20. The Hunger Games

– is a series of young adult dystopian novels by an American television writer
and author named Suzzane Collins.
- is published in 2008-2010; 2020
- the genre of this novel series are dystopian, science fiction, drama and action.
THE HUNGER GAMES SUZANNE COLLINS
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21. Death of a Salesman

– is a 1949 stage play written by an American playwright and essayist in the
20th Century American theater named Arthur Miller.
- is published in February 10, 1949
- the genre of this novel is tragedy.
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
ARTHUR MILLER
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22. Moby-Dick or, the Whale

– is an 1851 novel by an American novelist, short story writer and poet of the
Renaissance Period named Herman Melville.
- is published in October 18, 1851
- the genre of this novel are adventure fiction, epic, psychological fiction and
nautical fiction.
MOBY-DICK OR, THE
WHALE HERMAN MELVILLE
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23. A Streetcar Named Desire

– is a play written by an American author playwright and screen writer
named Tennessee Williams.
- is published in December 3, 1947
- the genre of this novel is southern gothic.
A STREETCAR NAMED
DESIRE  TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
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24. The Scarlet Letter

– is a novel by an American novelist, dark romantic and short story writer
named Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- is published in 1850
- the genre of this novel are romantic, historical, thriller and supernatural.
THE SCARLET LETTER NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
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1. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

– is a collection of romantic poems by an author Chilean poet diplomat and
politician who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971 named Pablo
Neruda.
- is published in 1924
- it is the one most popular Neruda's work
 TWENTY LOVE POEMS AND A
SONG OF DESPAIR (1924) PABLO NERUDA
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2. The Aleph and Other Stories

– is a short stories by an Argentine poet, essayist and short story writer
named Jorge Luis Borges. 
- is published in 1949
- the genre of this book is short story.
THE ALEPH AND OTHER
STORIES (1949) JORGE LUIS BORGES
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3. The Burning Plain and Other Stories

– is a collection of short story written by an Mexican writer, screenwriter and
photographer named Juan Rulfo.
- is published in 1953
- the genre of this book are short story, fiction, and short story collection.
THE BURNING PLAIN AND
OTHER STORIES (1953) JUAN RULFO
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4. Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
 – is a Brazilian modernist novel by a Brazilian writer of the modernist school
named Jorge Amado.
- is written in 1958 and published in 1962
- the genre are novel fiction and romance novel.
G A BRI EL A , C LO V E A N D
CI N N A MO N ( 19 58 ) JORGE AMADO
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5. Hopscotch
– is a novel by an Argentine- French novelist, short story writer, essayist and
translator named Julio Cortazar.
- is published in 1963 in Spanish and 1966 in English
- the genre is novel and fiction
HOPSCOTCH (1963) JULIO CORTAZAR
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6. One Hundred Years of Solitude

– is a landmark 1967 novel by a Colombian novelist, short story writer and
journalist named Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
- is published in 1967
- the genre of this novel is magic realism.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF
SOLITUDE (1967)
GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
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7. Conversation in the Cathedral

– is a novel by an Peruvian writer, journalist, essayist, college professor and
former politician named Mario Vargas Llosa.
- is published in 1969
- the genre is novel and political fiction
CONVERSATION IN THE
CATHEDRAL (1969)
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA
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8. The Obscene Bird of Night
– is the most acclaimed novel by a Chilean writer, journalist and professor
named Jose Donoso.
- is published in 1970
- the genre of this novel is fiction.
THE OBSCENCE BIRD OF
NIGHT (1970)  JOSE DONOSO
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9. I the Supreme
 – is a historical novel written by a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer
named Augusto Roa Bastos.
- is published in 1974
- the genre of this novel are dictator novel, historical novel and historical
fiction.
 I THE SUPREME (1974)  AUGUSTO ROA BASTOS
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10. Kiss of the Spider Woman

– is a novel by an Argentine author named Manuel Puig.
- published in 1976
- the genre of this novel are romance novel, political fiction and gay fiction.
KISS OF THE SPIDER
MANUEL PUIG
WOMAN (1976)
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11. The House of the Spirits  

– is a novel by a Chilean writer named Isabel Allende.
- is published in 1982
- the genre of this novel is autobiographical novel and magic realism.
THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
(1982) ISABEL ALLENDE
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12. The House on Mango Street

– is a novel by an American writer and she is a best known for her first
novel, named Sandra Cisneros.
- published in 1984
- the genre of this novel are novel fiction and bildungsroman.
  THE HOUSE ON
MANGO STREET (1984) SANDRA CISNEROS