Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo

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The justice of men, war, hunger, the cynicism of those who look the other way ... Jean Valjean suffers, but at the same time flies over, all those tragic circumstances that a literary drama needs to move. Good old Jean is the hero, among the social filth that existed in the nineteenth century in which the story takes place, but that extends to any other historical moment. Hence the easy mimicry with this character for universal literature.

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel García Márquez

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Dishonor, unwritten law, pacts of silence, reckoning, and pain over the loss of a loved one. Everyone knows but no one denounces. Only by word of mouth, for those who want to listen, the truth is told from time to time. Everyone knew that Santiago Nasar was going to die, except for Santiago himself, who is unaware of the mortal sin he committed in the eyes of others.

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Sonata of oblivion, by Roberto Ampuero

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This story begins with horns. A musician returns home, eager to melt into his wife's arms after a tour that has taken him away from home too long. But she has not expected it. As soon as he enters the house, the desolate musician discovers that a young man in his twenties ...

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