Writer Adriano Valarezo highlighted independently distributed works, including Extremidad fantasma (Ghostly Extremity) by Guillermo Moran, and Esquema del aura hemicraneal (Scheme of the Hemicranial Aura), in the short story genre.
In poetry, he mentioned works by Leonardo Lopez Verdugo, as well as Nueve poemas (Nine Poems) by Martha Ordonez; Cuadernos de la tempestad (Notebooks of the Tempest) by Pablo Carrillo; and El cuaderno del paria del poeta (The Poet’s Pariah’s Notebook) by Vinicio Manotoa.
The list also includes Contraintuitivo (Counterintuitive) by Bruno Burgos, and La nueva vida (The New Life) by Cristian Lopez Talavera.
In critical biography, Valarezo extoled ¡Basta de bestias! (Enough of Beasts!) by musician and writer Jaime Guevara.
Writer Andrea Crespo highlighted narrative works such as Onirias (Dreams) by Solange Rodriguez; My name is Claudia Cardinale, by Paulina Briones; and Objects from the Deep Sky, also by Briones.
Editor Daniel Lastra included among the most relevant titles of the year The Ghost of Correa, by Paula Marin, and Lawfare for All, by Abraham Verduga.
His selection also includes Another Fool, by journalist Orlando Perez, one of the year’s best-selling books.
Joining that title are Delirium Semens, by Ramiro Oviedo; Avoiding War, Creating New Worlds, by Raul Zibechi; and Human Rights and Social Struggle, by Romel Jurado.
The list is completed with Bad Love, by Silvia Vera; From the Other Heart, by Abdon Ubidia; Complete Stories, by Vladimiro Ribas; and Hitmen of Quito, by Alvaro Samaniego.
jdt/oda/avr
