We consulted some of the bookstores and publishers that had a stand in Filgua 2026 What was the Guatemalan author’s title that sold the most. Below, we include them in alphabetical order.
Guatemala, the lines of your handLuis Cardoza y Aragón
Originally published in 1955, the author draws the physiognomy of his homeland with the precision of the surgeon and the sensitivity of the poet, fusing the historical essay, the travel chronicle, political criticism and intimate memory.
feline habitsMaría de los Ángeles Linares Mendoza
The mystery and sensuality of cats, their individualistic universe and the very particular energy that surrounds them become part of an imaginary. Contemporary poetry, but with structure.
The Kaqchikel resistanceDemetrio Cojtí
The author presents a historical reconstruction supported by an extensive bibliographic and documentary review. Through a combination of colonial chronicles, contemporary research and indigenous sources, it seeks to understand the history of Guatemala from its native peoples.
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The Political Constitution of GuatemalaEdgar Ortiz Romero
In this political essay, Edgar Ortiz Romero analyzes what institutions our Constitution designed to guarantee these rights and, above all, how they are working in practice.
Monsters and birdsDina Fernandez
A work where the everyday cracks to reveal our darkness. Monsters live in these stories: those who sow violence, those who abuse their power to achieve silence, and the echoes of pasts more complex than we sense.
Guatemalan OrchidsJosé Monzón and Edgar Mó
Photographic book with basic information about its taxonomy, distribution and knowledge of the species in the country. Contains original photographs of 462 species and six hybrids of Guatemalan orchids.
They left here one day and didn’t come backFrancisco Pérez de Antón
Between satire, black humor and comedy, these stories do not hide the seriousness of the topics they address and expose, in brevity, the talent of this master of narration.
Seeds of struggleBrisna Caxaj-Rowe
The book rescues the memory and legacy of Carlos Caxaj, who was a prominent student leader at the University of San Carlos de Guatemala (Usac) during one of the darkest and most dangerous times in the country.
Land and racismLaura Hurtado Peace and Peace
The process of dispossession of the Q’eqchi’ communities, the private appropriation of land, the commodification of life, the subjection of work and the growing internal heterogeneity of the Q’eqchi’ communities are some of the topics of this research.
