World Lit Final

Death Constant Beyond Love

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Death Constant Beyond Love Characters

Senator Sanchez; Nelson Farina; Laura Farina

Clarissa

Isabel Allende

Clarissa Characters

Clarissa; Pope; Don Diego; Narrator

The Cost of Living

Carlos Fuentes

The Cost of Living Characters

Salvador Renteria; Ana Renteria; Senor Olmedo; Cristobal

Papito’s Story

Luisa Valenzuela

Papito’s Story Characters

Papito; Narrator

The Destination

Wang Anyi

The Destination Characters

Chen Xin; Chen Fang (oldest); No. 3; Mum

Regarding the Problem of Newborn Piglets in Winter

Chen Rong

Piglets Characters

Zhang Dingfan; Xu Quan; Mammy Guo

Dhowli

Mahasweta Devi

Dhowli Characters

Dhowli; Misrilal

Pigeons at Daybreak

Anita Desai

Pigeons at Daybreak Characters

Mr. Basu; Otima Basu; Bulu; Nikhil

The Interview

Ruth Jhabvala

The Interview Characters

Narrator; Wife; Brother; Sister-in-law

A Meeting in the Dark

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

A Meeting in the Dark Characters

John; Wamahu

The Collector of Treasures

Bessie Head

The Collector of Treasures Characters

Dikeledi Mokopi; Paul Thebolo; Kenalepe; Garesego; Banabothe

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart Characters

Okonkwo; Ezinma; Ikemefuna; Nwoye; Mr. Brown; Reverend Smith; Ogbuefi Ezeudu;

Civil Peace

Chinua Achebe

Civil Peace Characters

Jonathan Iwegbu; Maria

Without Inspection

Edwidge Danticat

Without Inspection Characters

Arnold/ Ernesto Fernandez; Darline; Paris

“Dark? It’s going to get black.”

The Cost of Living

“I’m marrying a girl, not a room.”

The Destination

“Nothing puzzles God.”

Civil Peace

“She herself at 56 had not a wrinkle on her oiled face, scarcely a gray hair on her head.”

Pigeons at Daybreak

“She never knew it would be so easy to sell one’s body, without any emotion, for corn and millet and salt.”

Dhowli

“To three, I say to myself, not much of a countdown for a man’s life.”

Papito’s Story

“Her reputation was so solid that many claimed to have seen a circle of light around her head.”

Clarissa

“Everywhere there is happiness.”

The Interview

“You have to use your brain to draft a memoranda.”

Regarding the Problem of Newborn Piglets in Winter