Here I will list some interesting items for the person who wants to visit Paraguay or any other Paraguayan lover who is interested in its vast culture. Paraguay is a rich country when talking about music, culture and artisan crafts…

So here is a list of books I recommend, some are from Paraguayan writers and not necessarily about Paraguay but they are good books that I enjoy…some are only in Spanish, but I will mention them anyway.

Latin American Spanish: Lonely Planet Phrasebook by Roberto Esposto and Lonely Planet Phrasebooks (to start its better to know a bit of Spanish before going to Py)… That is by far one of my best recommendations.

At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig: Travels Through Paraguay by John Gimlette

The History of Paraguay: With notes of personal observations, and reminiscences of diplomacy under difficulties. Volume 1 by Charles Ames Washburn (Paperback - Nov 27, 2001)

Francisco Solano L-pez and the Ruination of Paraguay: Honor and Egocentrism

Ladrillos del Tiempo by Jose Manuel Perez Reyes (2001)

Clonsonante by Jose Manuel Perez Reyes (2007)

To the Bitter End: Paraguay and the War of the Triple Alliance (Contributions in Military Studies) by Chris Leuchars

A Jesuit Mission in Paraguay, from “De Vita Et Moribus Tredecim Virorum Paraguaycorum”, Giclee Art Poster Print by Spanish School, 24×18 by Art.com

La babosa by G. Casaccia (Paperback - 1952)

I, the Supreme (Latin American Literature Series) by Augusto Roa Bastos (and all the Roa Bastos Series is good, hard to read though)

The Chaco War: Bolivia and Paraguay, 1932-1935 by Bruce Farcau (Hardcover - May 30, 1996)

The Pantanal of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay : Selected Discourses on the World’s Largest Remaining Wetland System by World Conference on Preservation and Sustainable Development in the pa and Frederick A. Swarts (Paperback - Jan 5, 2000)

Guarani-English/ English-Guarani Concise Dictionary by A. Scott Britton (Paperback - Jun 20, 2005)

Music

Oscar Cardozo Ocampo, José Asunción Flores (1904–1972),One of the biggest Paraguayan Music exponents  Agustin Barrios Mangore.

This site is related to Mangore’s, it is very interesting for

Artists

Guido Boggiani

Guillermo Da Re

Pablo Alborno

Modesto Delgado Rodas

Juan Samudio

Inacio Nunez Soler

Aurelio Garcia

Julio Mornet

Julian de la Herrería

Andres Campos Cervera

Jose Laterza Parodi

Jaime Bestard

Esperanza Gill

Burt

Ricardo Migliorisi

Javier Medina

Von Horoch

Cañete

 

Famous Paraguayan Writers:

Leading writers include Juan Silvano Godoy (1850–1926), Manuel Domínguez (1869–1935), Pablo Max Insfrán (b.1894), Justo Pastor Benítez (1895–1962), former president Juan Natalicio González (1897–1966), Gabriel Casaccia (1907–80), Augusto Roa Bastos (b.1917), and Hugo Rodríguez Alcalá (b.1918)

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