These novels were written in the Americas and Spain and are considered the most emblematic of the Spanish language. San Francisco Public Library
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- Cien años de soledad by Gabriel García Márquez
- La ciudad y los perros by Mario Vargas Llosa
- La vida del Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades, Anonymous
- La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende
- Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
- Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- La muerte de Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes
- Rayuela by Carlos Cortázar