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Showing 1 - 12 of 13 results for “rodrigo rosa”
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  • The Country of Toó

    by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ...
    Translated by Stephen Henighan ...
    Series series Biblioasis International Translation Series
    A Crime Reads Best International Crime Fiction of 2023 • One of Crime Reads most anticipated LatinX Horror and Crime Fiction of 2023This sumptuously written thriller asks probing questions about how we live with each other and with our planet.Raised on his wits on the streets of Central America, the Cobra, a young debt collector and gang enforcer, has never had the chance to discern between right ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Severina

    by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ...
    Translated by Prof. Chris Andrews ...
    Series series The Margellos World Republic of Letters
    “Right from the start I picked her for a thief, although that day she didn’t take anything. . . . I knew she’d be back,” the narrator/bookseller of Severina recalls in this novel’s opening pages. Imagine a dark-haired book thief as alluring as she is dangerous. Imagine the mesmerized bookseller secretly tracking the volumes she steals, hoping for insight into her character, her motives, her love ... Read more

    $10.09 USD

  • Curse of Aname'yma

    by Rodrigo Rosa ...
    A story about strength in the face of powerlessness, mixing elements of Brazilian folklore and social issues.Lip is a hyper-aware, one-legged little person with a knack for deception. Caliandra is a quiet seventeen-year-old girl with an unforgiving smart mouth. Lip's simple life on a ranch in the middle of the Brazilian Cerrado (savanna ecosystem) in the early 1970s couldn't be more different from ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The African Shore

    by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ...
    Translated by Jeffrey Gray ...
    Series series The Margellos World Republic of Letters
    A riveting and highly praised novel by Guatemala’s leading writer of fiction, now in English for the first timeIn the vein of the writings of Paul Bowles, Paul Theroux, and V. S. Naipaul, The African Shore marks a major new installment in the genre of dystopic travel fiction. Rodrigo Rey Rosa, prominent in today’s Guatemalan literary world and an author of growing international reputation, ... Read more

    $10.09 USD

  • Severina

    by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ...
    Translated by Prof. Chris Andrews ...
    Series series The Margellos World Republic of Letters
    “Right from the start I picked her for a thief, although that day she didn’t take anything. . . . I knew she’d be back,” the narrator/bookseller of Severina recalls in this novel’s opening pages. Imagine a dark-haired book thief as alluring as she is dangerous. Imagine the mesmerized bookseller secretly tracking the volumes she steals, hoping for insight into her character, her motives, her love ... Read more

    $10.09 USD

  • The Good Cripple

    by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ...
    Translated by Esther Allen ...
    This muscular, starkly impressive novel from Guatemala's premiere young writer fiercely addresses the seemingly endless violence of Latin America.A young man, Juan Luis Luna, is kidnapped in Guatemala City and held at the bottom of a rusty, empty underground fuel tank in an abandoned gas station. The kidnappers demand a ransom; his rich father does not reply. The kidnappers threaten to cut off his ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Human Matter

    A Fiction

    by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ...
    Translated by Eduardo Aparicio ...
    Series series Latin American Literature in Translation
    This prizewinning Guatemalan author's meta-novel delves into the secret police records and history of political violence in his homeland.In 2005, novelist Rodrigo Rey Rosa started visiting the Historical Archive of the Guatemala National Police, where millions of previously hidden records were being cataloged, bringing to light detailed evidence of crimes against humanity. In response, Rey Rosa ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • June Days

    Reflections and Essays on a Decade of Change in Brazil

    Edited by David Nemer, Augusto Jobim do Amaral, Pablo Ornelas Rosa, Rodrigo Lopes de Barros ...
    A critical examination of Brazil's June 2013 protests and how they continue to shape the country's democracy, media, and political conflict today.In June 2013, a twenty-cent increase in bus fares ignited the largest wave of protests in Brazil since the end of the military dictatorship. What began as a demand for affordable transportation quickly became a nationwide uprising against inequality, ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

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    Chaos, A Fable

    by Rodrigo Rey Rosa ...
    Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 21 min

    A breathtaking novella about faith and anarchy by the acclaimed and prizewinning Latin American writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa.Mexican author Rubirosa is attending a book fair in Tangier when he reconnects with an old acquaintance, a Moroccan artist who asks one favor of his visiting friend: to access the puzzling files on a memory card. It could help fulfill the destiny of his son Abdelkrim. It could ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Exploring Contemporary Challenges to Equality in Academia

    Gendered Higher Education and Research Under Pressure

    Edited by Rodrigo Rosa ...
    This book offers a comprehensive and global examination of the persistent gender-related challenges universities face in their pursuit of equality, diversity, and inclusion across teaching, research, management, and leadership. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, political science, gender studies, education, law, and more, it critically explores the pressures of ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Blockchain Technology for Industry 4.0

    Secure, Decentralized, Distributed and Trusted Industry Environment

    Edited by Rodrigo da Rosa Righi, Antonio Marcos Alberti, Madhusudan Singh ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book explores recent advances in blockchain technology and its impact on Industry 4.0 via advanced technologies. It provides an in-depth analysis of the step by step evolution of Industry 4.0 and blockchain technologies for creating the next-generation, secure, decentralized, distributed and trusted industry environment and enhancing the productivity of industries. The book describes how ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Sports Injuries in Children and Adolescents

    A Case-Based Approach

    by Joan C. Vilanova, José Martel, Rosa Mónica Rodrigo ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This introduction to sports injuries in children and adolescents is written in a user-friendly format and takes into account the fact that sports injuries in the pediatric population are not an easy topic for non-pediatric orthopedic surgeons, pediatricians, and non-pediatric radiologists. The book is divided into five chapters on musculoskeletal particularities in children, head and spine trauma, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD