translated or bilingual books in ALAWiT

Edition published in Chicago by The University of Chicago Press in 2024

The great zoo: a bilingual edition

Nicolás Guillén

Edition published in London by Verso in 2023

Crooked Plow

Itamar Vieira Junior

Edition published in New Mexico by University of New Mexico Press in 2022

Semantics of the World: selected poems

Rómulo Bustos Aguirre

Edition published in Seattle by Fantagraphics Books in 2017

Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom

Marcelo D'Salete

Edition published in New York by Page Publishing in 2015

The Devil's Nose

Luz Argentina Chiriboga

Edition published in Londres by Penguin Classics in 2014

The sad end of Policarpo Quaresma

Lima Barreto

Edition published in California, EEUU by Cubanabooks in 2013

Querencias = homing instincts

Nancy Morejón

Edition published in New York by Picador in 2013

Sirena selena

Mayra Santos-Febres

Edition published in San José, Costa Rica by Ministerio de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes in 2013

Tres relatos del Caribe costarricense (en inglés)

Dolores Joseph Montout

Edition published in Detroit, EEUU by Wayne State University Press in 2003

Looking within: selected poems

Nancy Morejón

Edition published in Washington, D.C. by Afro-Hispanic Institute in 1996

Drums under my Skin

Luz Argentina Chiriboga

Edition published in San José, Costa Rica by Editorial Costa Rica in 1995

The best short stories of Quince Duncan

Quince Duncan

Edition published in Washington, D.C. by Azul in 1995

Yania tierra: poema documento = document poem

Aída Cartagena Portalatón

Edition published in Washington, D.C. by Three Continent Press in 1991

Juyungo: a classic Afro-Hispanic novel

Adalberto Ortiz

Edition published in Detroit, EEUU by Broadside Press in 1974

Tengo

Nicolás Guillén

Edition published in Texas, EEUU by University of Texas Press in 1969

Cumboto

Ramón Díaz Sánchez

Edition published in Londres by T. Ward & Co. in 1840

Poems by a slave in the island of Cuba

Juan Francisco Manzano

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About Black Latin American Writers In Translation

Welcome to Black Latin American Writers In Translation, an organization and digital project that highlights the historical works of Black Latin American writers and their translated works. BLAWiT is a resource for readers, writers, publishers, students and teachers interested in Black American and Latin American culture in general, and Black Latin American culture in particular. It gathers book covers, excerpts, bibliographic clues and digital downloads of works by Black Latin American authors in original language and in translation.

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