Understanding Oral Spanish

Lately I have been focusing on Spanish Listening Comprehension rather than reading books. The books are still important to me, and I will return to them soon.

Some Books are Read in English

I am reading Pedro Paramos by Juan Rulfo in English translation. In my list below, I am reading all of the books in Spanish. Here I will report what I read in English, for I don't have the money to buy a copy of everything in Spanish. Plus it would take too long, anyway.

Not Trying To Be A Scholar!

This is not about intellectuality, being scholarly, looking smart, etc. I'm trying to understand Spanish deeply, to tap the nuances. Lots of very good reading will help me to do this. I want to get to know that Latin soul...

List Of Spanish and Latin American Books

I am going to read these books for my portfolio (part of a college degree EQUIVALENCY!) and write quality essays on each. Please be patient, for it will take me a while to construct this list.

Chile



Colombia

Cien Años De Soledad por Gabriel García
El Amor En Los Tiempos De Colera por Gabriel García Màrquez
Crónica De Una Muerte Anunciada
María por Jorge Isaacs

Mexico

Inquieta Compañía por Carlos Fuentes
Un Grito Desesperado por Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sànchez
Malinche por Laura Esquivel
Manual Del Abogado--Pràctica Jurídica por Carlos Arellano García


Peru

La Ciudad Y Los Perros por Mario Vargas Llosa
La Tía Julia Y El Escribidor    "            "         "
Travesuras De La Niña Mala                       Llosa

Spain

La Colmena por Camilo José Cela
Platero Y Yo por Jiménez

Reading Again

I was so happy to get back to my reading of CIEN AÑOS DE SOLEDAD. I am now 3/4 of the way through. For some reason, I have a passion for reading good books in Spanish!

Recovering From the Spanish Push

Why is that whenever I get passionate about Spanish and study like crazy, I end up being deathly sick for a while?

Lately I have been including a slight study of Brazilian Portuguese. But I don't understand why I keep getting sick! I'm too stubborn to give it all up, yet I can't deal with feeling so sick that I think I am going to die. Maybe I am not eating right.

Audio Spanish

I have a few Puerta del Sol left over from the days when I used to subscribe to them, before the recession hit. Cassette tapes! Am I outdated or what? They date from 2006-2009. I listen to them frequently, and they still help a lot. I don't know when I will again be able to subscribe, if ever. I listen to videos on Univisión instead.

Lately I have found myself  dabbling with elementary Brazilian Portuguese, hoping I will be able to have that language under my belt, too. But it will take time.