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The Literary Guide to the World

Destinations: South America

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BrazilDestination: Brazil

After Carnival, soccer and samba, go deeper into this South American nation via its seductive novels and gritty true-life stories.

ColombiaDestination: Colombia

There's more than magical realism in the literature of this beautiful and still very dangerous country.

ArgentinaDestination: Argentina

From Borges to Bruce Chatwin, the rich and moody literature of South America's most European nation reflects its homeland's squandered potential.

ChileDestination: Chile

The crazy character of this wondrous land shines in the poems of Pablo Neruda, while its strife under Pinochet is captured best by José Donoso and Patricia Verdugo