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Hi All - I am planning a trip to Mexico and I love to read along as I go - does anyone have any notable book recommendations for Mexico (or other spots in Central America) that capture the flavor of the country (or countries) and tell a good story? I do love memoirs - but any kind of story will do.
My trip will focus mostly on Mexico City but I may get out to some ruins or to Oxhaca...
Thanks in advance!
Great Memoirs set in or about Mexico?
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www.amazon.com/Under-Volcano-Novel-Malcolm-Lowry/dp/0061120154
Great Huston film with Albert Finney too circa 1984 as I recall.
I loved reading "The Lacuna" by Barbra Kingslover last year while in Mexico.
Two older books that are worth a read are:
"The People's Guide to Mexico" by Carl Franz -- part guide book, mostly humorous short stories.
"The Readers Companion to Mexico" by Alan Ryan -- good short stories.
Try to get a copy of A Visit to Don Otavio by Sybille Bedford. Amazon has a large print as well as a Kindle edition, but the regular paperback seems to be out of print.
http://www.amazon.com/Visit-Don-Otavio-Sybille-Bedford/dp/1458759776/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327872527&sr=8-1
Under the Volcano is one of the great novels of the 20th century, but can be hard going. Your library will have it.
Awesome - thanks to all for the recommendations! I'll load up my ereader in short order...
Haven't completely decided yet, but this is on my short list for a Baja trip coming in March.
http://www.amazon.com/Log-Cortez-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141186070/
Years ago when visiting the Yucatan I read and enjoyed another classic:
http://www.amazon.com/Incidents-Central-America-Chiapas-Yucatan/dp/B005HKSDQG/ref=pd_cp_b_0
Have a great trip.