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La inocencia de las sardinas
Debut novel by Venezuelan journalist Etxenara Mendicoa set in Naiguatá, a coastal town in Vargas state. Through fictional characters, it traces the town's history from colonization through the catastrophic 1999 mudslides. Winner of the Best…
La edad infinita
Debut novel by Spanish poet and writer Miriam Reyes (Ourense, 1974), winner of the Premio Nacional de Poesía 2025, published by Editorial Tránsito in October 2025. The work follows an eight-year-old girl who emigrates from Galicia to Caracas in 1983,…
El brillo de los niños
Novel by Venezuelan writer Gustavo Valle (Caracas, 1967), resident in Buenos Aires, Argentina, published by Pre-Textos (Valencia) in 2025. A radiograph of Venezuelan society narrated through fractures in reality and altered dimensions, blending…
Santiago se va
"Santiago Iribarren is a filmmaker/scientist who one day decides to tell his life story. To do so, he asks his best friend to help him record an autobiographical documentary. On the scheduled day, his friend arrives at the filming location, but…
Algo habla con mi voz
Winner of the Universidad Central Novel Contest in 2019
*"How does a Venezuelan migrant survive in Bogotá while besieged by depression and the voice of madness, trapped in a fractured marriage, with a child who dries her tears, and whose only source…
Hopper y el fin del mundo
"They say that in the end, only a single candle will remain, and when its flame goes out, there will be no more light to see. Fire will have vanished from the face of the earth, light will become a great myth, and there will be no eye to see or to…
Molokotov
"The novel, awarded the 2020 Rosario Castellanos International Short Novel Prize, tells the story of Dolores Alcántara, a Venezuelan reporter based in Mexico during pandemic times. To this crisis—which triggers a hurried return to her country—are…
El dolor de la sangre
Martha, a renowned Venezuelan photographer living in Lima, receives an unexpected assignment to do a photo shoot in her home country. Along with this invitation, memories of her childhood begin to haunt her—like a slow-burning fire coursing through…
Amar a Olga
"He lives with Marina in an apartment where the sound of police and ambulance sirens echoes daily. The country he finds himself in has become a state of turmoil, mirroring the deterioration of his weary relationship. Their breakup accelerates as he…
Volver a cuándo
Synopsis
The definitive novel on post-Chávez Venezuela and its migrants.
A new voice worth reading.
"Life in the revolution was beautiful as long as it remained a promise. Then came the failures—those of the country and his own. When Nina asked…
Penínsulas rotas
"Grandmother Eloísa, a formidable woman and an avid participant in literary resistance circles. Grandfather Diego, a high-ranking military officer who conspires against the dictatorship while attempting to conceal his democratic past, alongside his…
Nebraska
"A group of combative and forsaken characters lead a barren existence amid erudition, alcohol, and music. Nebraska, a magnificent novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Gomes, is a narrative artifact in which two groups of characters—living independent…