Latin America Literature in Translation

The Journey of Little Wind
When he grows up, Little Wind wants to be an "important" wind, but he doesn't know how to go about it. To resolve his doubts, he decides to make a journey and become familiar with the different roles that a wind can play in Nature. He learns that there are winds that help to sow seeds in the earth, others that dedicate themselves to destruction, others that contribute to bringing the rains...But what will be Little Wind's calling?

The Cat Who Wanted To Fly High
Floro, doña Paquita's cat, enthralled by the flight of the town's stork, dreams of imitating him and one day flying high over the roofs of the houses and shops of his little town.

A Place Called Milagro de la Paz
by Manlio Argueta (trans. by Michael B. Miller)
A Place Called Milagro de la Paz tells the story of the courage and strength of a single mother and her daughters, who persevere in the face of loss. Filled with magical moments of love and compassion, this astonishing tour-de-force exemplifies the best in magic realism.

With Every Drop of Blood From the Wound
by Manuel Corleto (trans. by Michael B. Miller)
Winner of the 1996 Rogelio Sinán Award of Panama for best Central American Fiction, Corleto’s novel is a tour-de-force of raw nerve and literary technique, probing the collective psyche of a society and challenging the institutions that govern it. A must read for students of Latin American Studies and fiction.

Margarita, How Beautiful the Sea
1907: Leon, Nicaragua. During a tribute which he delivers during his triumphal return to his native city, Ruben Dario writes on the fan of a little girl one of his most famous poems, "Margarita, How Beautiful the Sea."

1956: In a cafe in Leon, a group of literati gather, dedicated, among other things, to the rigorous reconstruction of the legend surrounding Dario-but also to conspire. The dictator Anastasio Somoza is visiting the city, accompanied by his wife, Dona Salvadorita. A banquet of pomp and splendor is being planned. There will be an attempt against the dictator's life, and that little girl with the fan from a half-century before, will not be a disinterested party.

In Margarita, How Beautiful the Sea, Sergio Ramirez encompasses, in a complete metaphor of reality and legend, the entire history of his country. The narrative moves along paths 50 years apart, which inevitably converge. The story becomes a fascinating exercise on the power of memory, on the influence of the past, fictitious or not, in the finality of reality.

A Company Through The Centuries: THE CUAUHTEMOC MOCTEZUMA BREWERY (Trans. by Michael B. Miller) Mexico: Editorial Clio, 2006.
The book details the history of this patriarchal and socially responsible Mexican firm as a model for Mexican
entrepreneurship.

Green Fire: The Life Force, from the Atom to the Mind
by Juan Luis Arsuaga and Ignacio Martínez (trans. by Michael B. Miller)
Green Fire doesn’t just pose the question why are we here, it dares to answer it: humans are the thinking incarnation of nature. The authors, two of Europe’s most celebrated and original thinkers, link the origin of life on earth with the development of the human brain (!).