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The Feast of the Goat: A NovelThe Feast of the Goat: A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa
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A highly acclaimed strong, horrifying captivating novel by Vargas Llosa. Revolves around the visit of an expatriate Dominican woman back home many years after the Trujillo regime. Highly recommended.
Dead Man in Paradise: Unraveling a Murder from a Time of RevolutionDead Man in Paradise: Unraveling a Murder from a Time of Revolution by J. B. MacKinnon
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A modern travel essay of a Canadian journalist investigating the death of his missionary uncle in the Dominican Republic in 1965. Winner of a 2006 Charles Taylor Prize. Highly recommended as well.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for best novel of 2007. Díaz spent 11 years writing the tale of Oscar Wao a nerdy sci-fi Dominican boy living in NJ. "The novel has been widely praised for the realism and immediacy of its style, mixing pop culture, political criticism and characters with visceral street cred"
The Feast of the Goat ( La Fiesta del chivo ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ]The Feast of the Goat ( La Fiesta del chivo ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ]
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A 2005 film featuring Isabella Rossellini
In the Time of the ButterfliesIn the Time of the Butterflies
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Salma Hayek in a movie of the Trujillo era
The Dominican Republic: An Introduction and Guide (Macmillan Caribbean Guides)The Dominican Republic: An Introduction and Guide (Macmillan Caribbean Guides) by James Ferguson
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National Geographic Traveler: Dominican RepublicNational Geographic Traveler: Dominican Republic by Christopher Baker
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Santo Domingo Blues (Spanish)Santo Domingo Blues (Spanish)
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A documentary on Luis Vargas, a prominent Bachata mucisian