LatinoLand
"Arana has achieved the impossible... LatinoLand is indispensable, unforgettable. A work of prophecy, sympathy and courage.”
–Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize winner
“A significant, engaging read… Arana has a fascinating, complex, and deeply personal story to tell, and she narrates it with abundant verve and intelligence.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Silver, Sword & Stone
“Meticulously researched, the book’s greatest strengths are the power of its epic narrative, the beauty of its prose and its rich portrayals of character. . . . a marvelous book.”
–The Washington Post
Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 (“Top of the List”) by Booklist, the American Library Association
Bolívar
Bolívar’s life is one of history’s most dramatic canvases, a colossal narrative replete with adventure and disaster, victory and defeat.
“The revolutionary wars unfolded as an often dizzying litany of shifting alliances and bloody battles, but Arana describes them all with an eye to the cinematic, her scenes filled with one well-crafted character study after another.”
–The Los Angeles Times
American Chica
—The New York Times Book Review
Lima Nights
"An erotic, catastrophic love story that grows more mysterious by the page, Arana's novel of taboo passion, tragic misperception, and life's hidden dimensions is as shattering as it is seductive." —Booklist, starred review
Cellophane
In her stunning fiction debut, Marie Arana has created a rich, boisterous saga about a remarkable family, a wondrous invention, and a powerful collision between science, magic, and faith.
“Inventive. . . . Arana unleashes a destructive magic . . . with deadpan comic timing.”
–New Yorker
LatinoLand
A new sweeping yet personal overview of the Latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority.
Una panorámica amplia y a la vez personal de los latinos en Estados Unidos, elaborada a partir de cientos de entrevistas y una prodigiosa investigación, que explora la diversidad de nuestra minoría más numerosa y de más rápido crecimiento.