One for the Books: Historical fiction from Latin American authors

One for the Books: Historical fiction from Latin American authors

- Mary Louise Ruehr

There are so many great Latin American authors writing today. Let’s take a look at three of their recent novels.

Mexican author Sofia Robleda has written “Daughter of Fire,” set among the Mayan people of Guatemala in the 1500s. The indigenous people were recently conquered by the Spanish invaders, and the brutal Catholic conquerors have no mercy for the Mayans still worshipping their gods.

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