Tag Archives: Latin American Lit

An UnderratedRead Revisited: January – Sara Gallardo (translated by Frances Riddle)

Posted on April 12, 2024 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) January (Enero) first published in Spanish in 1958, follows the daily life and thoughts of sixteen-year-old Nefer, who finds she is pregnant after a rape. Nefer works on the family farm, and lives in the shadow … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Words That Remain – Stênio Gardel (Translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato)

Posted on November 16, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The river calmly flowed and cried its eternal murmur. Raimundo got up and looked at the empty sky. The shadows had taken over the blue as well. The stars must have fallen and become the … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: House of Beauty- Melba Escobar (Author), Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)

Posted on October 15, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “I also hate the ladies of Bogotá among whom I count myself, though I do all I can to stand apart. I hate their habit of using the term “Indians” to refer to people they … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Affections: A Novel – Rodrigo Hasbún , Translated by Sophie Hughes

Posted on November 7, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Affections is an intriguing work of historical fiction based on true events following the once- close Ertl family. Hans, the patriarch, was a Nazi propaganda cinematographer, and the family fled Munich and arrived in La … Continue reading →

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In Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted on September 18, 2021 by J D Jung

( by JD Jung) To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) in the United States, we at UnderratedReads want to re-introduce you to a sample of the exceptional “underrated” books written by Latin American authors that … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Dancing to “Almendra” – Mayra Montero, translated by Edith Grossman

Posted on August 20, 2021 by J D Jung

Comprar este libro It’s October 1957 in pre-Castro Cuba, and Havana is filled with gangsters, casinos, and corruption. Twenty-two-year-old entertainment reporter Joaquín Porrata is fed up with working for a newspaper where he’s only allowed to interview “comedians and whores.” … Continue reading →

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Affections: A Novel – Rodrigo Hasbún , Translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes

Posted on October 20, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Affections is an intriguing work of historical fiction based on true events following the once- close Ertl family. Hans, the patriarch, was a Nazi propaganda cinematographer, and the family fled Munich and arrived in La Paz, … Continue reading →

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A Corner of the World – Mylene Fernández Pintado (Translated from the Spanish by Dick Cluster)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It doesn’t seem crazy to want to live in my country. Or there must be a lot of crazy people around. Or is it that I belong to a group you left out…? The group for … Continue reading →

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