Books like El pintor de batallas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

A classic tale of revenge and obsession against the mighty Moby Dick.

Crime and Punishment is a classic novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky that follows the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of a young man who schemes to murder a pawnbroker to fund good deeds.

Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

The Goldfinch chronicles the life of thirteen‑year‑old Theo Decker, who survives a museum attack that kills his mother and carries an art piece that becomes a lifelong obsession, exploring loss, identity, and art in contemporary America.

In post‑war Barcelona, young Daniel Sempere discovers a cursed book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, setting off a gripping literary mystery that intertwines love, secrets and the city’s shadowed past.

A war novel that follows Union private Henry Fleming as he confronts fear and shame after fleeing battle, seeking a symbolic "red badge of courage" and ultimately taking on the role of standard-bearer.

A collection of three unpublished novellas by Roberto Bolaño, featuring his cunning detective Arturo Belano amid themes of love, violence, history, and suspense.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

Miguel Delibes’ *El hereje* follows the life of Valladolid merchant Cipriano Salcedo amid the religious upheavals of the 16th‑century Spanish Reformation, illustrating how intellectual and spiritual doubts were crushed by fanatical institutions such as the Inquisition.

A vivid choral novel that captures the intertwined lives of ordinary Madrileños struggling to survive in the bleak aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.

In Spanish Harlem, arsonist Julio Santana secretly fuels the neighborhood’s gentrification for profit—until love, a new white resident named Helen, inspires him to abandon fire and hope for a safer future.

En el número 7 de la calle Grenelle, un inmueble burgués de París, nada es lo que parece. Dos de sus habitantes esconden un secreto. Renée, la portera, lleva mucho tiempo fingiendo ser una mujer común. Paloma tiene doce años y oculta una inteligencia extraordinaria. Ambas llevan una vida solitaria, mientras se esfuerzan por sobrevivir y vencer la desesperanza. La llegada de un hombre misterioso al edificio propiciará el encuentro de estas dos almas gemelas. Juntas, Renée y Paloma descubrirán la belleza de las pequeñas cosas. Invocarán la magia de los placeres efímeros e inventarán un mundo mejor. La elegancia del erizo es un pequeño tesoro que nos revela cómo alcanzar la felicidad gracias a la amistad, el amor y el arte. Mientras pasamos las páginas con una sonrisa, las voces de Renée y Paloma tejen, con un lenguaje melodioso, un cautivador himno a la vida