MultiMAC Booklist
SPANISH ADULT FICTION
NO. 38, Fall 2003

Abad Faciolince, Hector Joaquin
Tratado de culinaria para mujeres tristes
La Habana, Cuba: Casa de las Americas, 2000. ISBN 9592600309
863 Ab134tr
Gastronomic advice for women dealing with unhappiness. A novel by the Colombian author.
Women -- Fiction. Happiness -- Fiction. Gastronomy -- Fiction.* Mujeres -- Novela. Felicidad -- Novela. Gastronomía -- Novela.

Abello Mesa, Leonelo
Mision en Miami
La Habana, Cuba: Editorial Capitan San Luis, 2000. ISBN 9592111901
863 Ab297mi
Short stories by the Cuban author.

Narradores bajacalifornianos del siglo XX
Mexicali, Mexico: Fondo Editorial de Baja California, 2001. ISBN 9701867564
863 N1679
A critical essay on Mexican fiction from Baja California and selected extracts from the work of various Baja California authors.
Mexican fiction -- Mexico -- Baja California (State). Mexican fiction -- 20th century. Mexican fiction -- Mexico -- Baja California (State) -- History and criticism. Mexican fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. * Novela mexicana -- Mexico -- Baja California.

Ortega, Leonardo
Los desechables: novela
Mexico City: EDAMEX, 2001. ISBN 9706611657 (pbk.)
863 Or846de
Novel depicting the evils of unemployment.
Unemployment -- Fiction.* Desempleo -- Novela.

Vargas Llosa, Mario
Pantaleon y las visitadoras
Madrid, Spain: Suma de letras, 2002. ISBN 8495501023 (pbk.
863 V4264pa 2002
A recently promoted army captain is entrusted with a top secret mission to establish a prostitution service for the Armed Forces of Peru. A satire and moral reflection on the concept of military duty.
Peru. Ejercito -- Officers -- Fiction. Peru -- Fiction. * Peru. Ejercito -- Novela. Prostitution -- Peru -- Fiction. Prostitucion -- Peru -- Novela. Peru -- Novela.

Nin Poniatowska, Kitzia
Los demonios del dolor
Mexico: Grijalbo, 2003. ISBN 9700515559
863 N6246de
Novel based on the story of the author's brother, Alejandro, a quadriplegic unable to move or speak, and of her mother's struggle to help him communicate with others.
Nin Poniatowski, Alejandro -- Fiction. Poniatowska, Kitzia -- Fiction. Nin Poniatowska, Kitzia -- Family -- Fiction.* Nin Poniatowski, Alejandro -- Novela. Poniatowska, Kitzia -- Novela. Nin Poniatowska, Kitzia -- Familia -- Novela.

Bretton, Barbara
Amantes del peligro
Madrid: Harlequin Española, 1998. ISBN 8439616147
813 B576pL
Translation of "Playing for time." A novel of romance by the American author.

Laguerre, Enrique A.
Por boca de caracoles
Rio Piedras, P.R.: Editorial Cultural, 1990. ISBN
863 L1384po
A novel by the Puerto Rican author.
Spanish language materials.

Coupland, Douglas
La vida despues de Dios
Barcelona: Ediciones B, 1997. ISBN 8440670729 (pbk.)
813 C8337Li
Translation of "Life after God." A collection of short stories by the American author.
Short stories, American.* Cuentos estadounidenses.

Saramago, Jose
Ensayo sobre la ceguera
Mexico: Alfaguara, 1998. ISBN 8420428655 (pbk.)
869.3 Sa72en
Translation of "Ensaio sobre a cegueira." An epidemic of blindness hits a city and reveals a terrifiying image of contemporary life.
Blindness -- Fiction.* Ceguera -- Novela.

Rivera de la Cruz, Marta
Que veinte años no es nada
Sevilla: Algaida Editores, 1998. ISBN 8476478046
863 R5243qu
The story of an impossible love between a famous author and a woman twenty years younger.

Cabrejas, Elena
Algo habran hecho: (monjas francesas desaparecidas)
Buenos Aires: Ediciones de la Flor, 2000. ISBN 9505151802
863 C1107aL
Novel based on the true story of two French nuns who were kidnapped and disappeared in the 70's, a period of political turmoil and civil rights violations in Argentina.
Kidnapping -- Argentina -- Fiction. Disappeared persons -- Argetina -- Fiction. Nuns -- Argentina -- Fiction.* Secuestro -- Argentina -- Novela. Personas desaparecidas -- Argentina -- Novela. Monjas -- Argentina -- Novela. Argentina -- Politics and government.

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Las dos torres
Barcelona: Minotauro, 1991. ISBN 8445071769 (pbk.); 8445071785 (complete set)
823 T57tw
Translation of "The two towers," part 2 of "The Lord of the rings." Frodo and his companions continue their journey to the Cracks of Doom where Frodo must destroy the Ring. They are followed wherever they go by a mysterious creeping figure.
Baggins, Frodo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.*  Baggins, Frodo (Personaje ficticio) -- Novela. Tierra Media (Lugar imaginario) -- Novela.

Pla, Josefina
Los animales blancos y otros cuentos
Santiago: LOM Ediciones, 2002. ISBN 9562824225
863 P693an
Short stories by the Paraguayan author.

Vazquez Rial, Horacio
Las dos muertes de Gardel
Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones B, 2001. ISBN 8466601090 (pbk.)
863 V476do
Novel based on the life of Argentine singer Carlos Gardel.
Gardel, Carlos, 1890-1935 -- Fiction. Singers -- Argentina -- Fiction.* Gardel, Carlos, 1890-1935 -- Novela.  Cantantes -- Argentina -- Novela

Rivera, Ignacio
El presidente se viste de blanco
Puerto Rico: Ignacio Rivera, 2000.
863 R52454pr
A novel by the Puerto Rican author.

Ludlum, Robert
El pacto de Holcroft
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1983. ISBN 8401490340
813 L965hoL
Story of the "Sonnenkinder," a Nazi time-bomb set to rekindle the dreams of Aryan supremacy in the 1970's with the formation of the fourth Reich.