When we think of Spanish literature, we usually think of classics such as “Dom Casmurro”, “O cortiço” or “Grande Sertão: Veredas”, but did you know that there are many good young Spanish authors that deserve your attention.
To help you get in touch with reading contemporary Spanish literature, we've prepared a list of 10 good books to start with.
“Blood-soaked beard” by Daniel Galera
After the death of his father, a Physical Education teacher seeks refuge in a city on the coast of Santa Catarina, the same place where his grandfather supposedly died years before. And of course, the stories of the two intersect little by little in this novel.
“The Resistance” by Julian Fuks
A man goes to Argentina in search of a brother adopted by the family who is missing. Gradually, we understand the reason for the disappearance and the conflicting relationship of the brothers with each other and with the family.
“Emergency lights will turn on automatically”, by Luisa Geisler
When a friend of Henrique's has a trivial accident and is left in a coma, he starts writing to update his friend when he returns. But how much does Henrique really know about what he is writing, about himself and the world?
“I would receive the worst news from your beautiful lips”, by Marçal Aquino
In the interior of the state of Pará, a photographer falls madly in love with a woman, but the problem is that she is married to an evangelical pastor, which will put the path of these three people on a collision course.
“Time to scatter stones”, by Estevão Azevedo
In a village devastated by the action of gold miners, sex, power and fortune are always on the minds of the residents. In the midst of this, Rodrigo and Ximena meet and have to deal with the historical feud that exists between their parents, both prospectors.
“Torto arado”, by Itamar Vieira Júnior
In the hinterland of Bahia, two sisters find a knife in their grandmother's suitcase and an accident happens: one of them loses her tongue, a fact that will mark their lives and define the large number of births, deaths, combats and redemptions of the suffering people of the region.
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“The love of single men”, by Victor Heringer
An upper-middle class boy in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s is surprised when his father, one day, returns home with another boy, who soon settles in the house. Between them, instead of enmity, love is born, the first love.
“Budapest”, by Chico Buarque
Tired and bored of the carioca elite, a writer unpretentiously decides to travel to Budapest, capital of Hungary, where he suddenly decides to settle down even though he doesn't know anything about the Hungarian language. A passion, of course, is what makes him stay.
“Deserama” by Marcello Quintanilha
Rio de Janeiro, 1990. Jonathan, a teenager, begins to realize, little by little, that he may be attracted to men, and the problem is that his first crush is his best friend...
“The House of the Blessed Buddhas”, by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
If eroticism and sexuality are among your interests, this is a good read. Narrated in first person, it is the story of a woman who tells various orgies and sexual relations of sadism, voyeurism, among other practices, all very well written with the author's elegant style.
Now that you have collected these 10 good indications, how about giving Spanish literature a chance in your next reading? The books are very good and we guarantee you won't regret it!
