Latina Magazine [2] published a list of 25 Books Every Latina Should Read [3], complete with an assortment of titles from various Latin and Spanish countries.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao [4] by Junot Diaz [5]. Diaz received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for this novel that focuses on a young Dominican American and his family's ill-fated existence.
Death in the Andes [6] by Mario Vargas Llosa [7]
The House of the Spirits [8] by Isabel Allende [9]. This is a classic novel of magical realism by the popular Chilean author.
Harvest of Empire: a History of Latinos in America [10] by Juan Gonzalez
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