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Travel to Uruguay with New Novel

Great Big Travel Literature Giveaway prize today takes you to Bhutan. See bottom of post for details. CONTEST LONG GONE.

First Grand Prize Announced:Everyone who has entered the daily drawing has a chance at one of four grand prizes. The first: a $40 book crammed with information and pictures about the Americas. (Giveaway January 25–3 extra chances if you subscribe to A Traveler’s Library by e-mail.)

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Tango Dancers on Las Ramblas
Tango Dancers on Las Ramblas in Barcelona–not Uruguay

Book: The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Robertis

The capitol of Uruguay-quick, do you know? Time’s up.  Montevideo was named by an explorer who thought he saw a mountain.  In The Invisible Mountain , Carolina de Robertis points out there is no mountain.  And like the invisible mountain, parts of the lives of many of her characters are hidden. Continue reading Travel to Uruguay with New Novel