Tuesday, January 26, 2021

“Populista: The rise of Latin America’s 21st Century strongman” – book by Will Grant

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 “Populista: The rise of Latin America’s 21 st  Century strongman”, the just published (January 2021) book is about the poster boys of the P...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Restoration of democracy, socialism and Indigenous pride in Bolivia

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Luis Arce was elected as President of Bolivia in the elections held on 18 October. He is the chosen successor of Evo Morales, who was Presid...
Monday, October 12, 2020

Purgatory – Argentine novel by Tomas Eloy Martinez

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“Desaparecido” (disappeared) is the theme of the novel “Purgatory” by Tomas Eloy Martinez, the Argentine writer. The noun ‘desaparecido’ is ...
Tuesday, October 06, 2020

El Salvador, the country in need of The Saviour

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El Salvador was given its name by the  Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado who dedicated the land of his conquest to Jesus Christ, The Saviour  (...
Friday, September 18, 2020

Nothing by Accident : Brazil On The Edge – book by Damian Platt

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Brazil excites one’s mind with images of football, carnival, samba and copacabana. The world sees Brazilians as cheerful, lively and joyous ...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

The Divine Boys – Colombian novel by Laura Restrepo

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The Divine Boys (Los Divinos in Spanish) is the story of five boys who form a brotherhood gang called as Tutti Frutti in school. These are M...
Monday, August 17, 2020

Malgudi to Macondo to Mallgudi

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I have just read “My Days”, the autobiography of R K Narayan who has created the fictional town Malgudi in his stories. I could not help the...