May Bestsellers

By Staff -- Críticas, 6/1/2005

1. Memoria de mis putas tristes. García Márquez, Gabriel. (Memoir of My Melancholy Whores)
   U.S.: Knopf: Random House. 2004.
   ISBN 1-4000-9580-8. pap. $10.95.
   Centered on a journalist who decides to celebrate his 90th birthday with a young virgin, Gabo's newest novella is selling strong in both paperback and hardcover.
2. Don Quijote de la Mancha. De Cervantes, Miguel. (Don Quixote of La Mancha)
   Spain/U.S.: Alfaguara &RAE: Santillana. 2004.
   ISBN 84-20467286. $11.95.
   This affordable 400th-anniversary edition is likely to become the definitive version of Cervantes's epic. Santillana has sold more than 40,000 copies in the States.
3. Ángeles y demonios. Brown, Dan. (Angels and Demons)
   Spain/U.S.: Umbriel: Urano Pub. 2004.
   ISBN 84-95618-71-0. pap. $22.95.
   Brown continues to captivate Spanish-speaking fans of his brain-teasing mysteries with this forerunner to The Da Vinci Code.
4. Cien años de soledad. García Márquez, Gabriel. (One Hundred Years of Solitude)
   Spain: Ediciones Cátedra: Anaya. 1994.
   ISBN 84-376-0494-X. pap. $12.95.
   Chosen by Oprah for her classics book club, this 1967 novel picked up a whole new legion of readers in Spanish and English.
5. El código Da Vinci. Brown, Dan. (The Da Vinci Code)
   Spain/U.S.: Umbriel: Urano Pub. 2003
   ISBN 84-9561-860-5. pap. $22.95.
   This translation of Brown's page-turning thriller has been a hit in Spanish reading circles here and overseas.
6. Diarios de motocicleta. Guevara, Ernesto. (The Motorcycle Diaries)
   Australia/U.S.: Ocean Pr. 2004.
   ISBN 1-920888-11-X. pap. $14.95.
   Miramax's popular film based on the book stars Mexican heartthrob Gael García Bernal as Che. The English translation was also an international best seller.
7. El alquimista: Una fábula para seguir tus sueños. Coelho, Paulo. (The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream)
   U.S.: Rayo: HarperCollins. 2002.
   ISBN 0-06-251140-8. pap. $12.95.
   A cult figure for U.S. Latinos, international best-selling New Age author Coelho is likely to stay on the charts.
8. Las cinco personas que encontrarás en el cielo. Albom, Mitch. (The Five People You Meet in Heaven)
   U.S.: Hyperion. 2003.
   ISBN 1-4013-0172-X. $19.95.
   The Tuesdays with Morrieauthor returns with a self-help book about the nature of heaven and the meaning of life.
9. La dieta South Beach. Agatston, Arthur. (The South Beach Diet)
   U.S.: Rodale. 2004.
   ISBN 1-57954-946-2. pap. $17.95.
   This translation of the renowned cardiologist's best-selling dieting plan promises to put an end to cravings and reduce the risk of heart disease.
10. Los cuatro acuerdos. Ruiz, Miguel. (The Four Agreements)
    U.S.: Amber-Allen Pub. 1999.
    ISBN 1-878424-36-X. pap. $11.95.
    This self-help title became a huge best seller when Oprah touted Ruiz on her show in 1999.
11. La sombra del viento. Ruiz Zafón, Carlos. (The Shadow of the Wind)
    Spain/U.S.: Planeta. 2004.
    ISBN 0-97-4872-407. pap. $17.95.
    The Spanish-born author's gothic novel set in Barcelona hit the New York Timesbest sellers list and was a B&N Discover pick.
12. Once minutos. Coelho, Paulo. (Eleven Minutes)
    U.S.: Rayo: HarperCollins. 2003.
    ISBN 0-06-059183-8. pap. $13.95.
    An international best seller, Coelho's inspirational novel centers on themes of sexuality.
13. Su mejor vida ahora. Osteen, Joel. (Your Best Life Now)
    U.S.: Casa Creación: Strang. 2005.
    ISBN 1-591-85480-6. pap. $10.99.
    Televangelist Osteen encourages believers to discover their innate, God-given strengths and abilities.
14. Delirio. Restrepo, Laura. (Delirium)
    Colombia/U.S.: Alfaguara: Santillana. 2004.
    ISBN 958-704-145-3. pap. $19.95.
    Restrepo's Alfaguara de Novela prize winner explores the fragility of the human mind.