Author guide
Nick Caistor Books in Order
Nick Caistor is a British journalist, translator, editor, and author. A former BBC Latin America analyst and Latin American editor of Index on Censorship, he has written biographies, cultural histories, political guides, and travel books focused primarily on Latin America. He has also edited anthologies of Caribbean and Latin American writing and translated fiction from Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
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Che Guevara: A Life
A concise, standalone biography and a representative example of Caistor's nonfiction.
Mexico City: A Cultural and Literary Companion
A major cultural history and one of Caistor's signature books.
Mexico Inside Out
A recent, accessible overview of Mexican history, society, culture, and politics.
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Books by series
guide-series · completed
In Focus Guides
Short guides to the people, politics, and culture of Latin American countries.
nonfiction-series · completed
Sacred Earth
Books about indigenous traditions, objects, and cultural practices.
- 1 The Rainstick PackAmazon ↗
Book 1 · nonfiction · 1997
cultural-history-series · active
Cities of the Imagination
Cultural and literary companions to major cities.
- 1 Mexico City: A Cultural and Literary CompanionAmazon ↗
Book 1 · cultural-history · 1999
biography-series · active
Critical Lives
Concise biographical and critical studies of major cultural and political figures.
- 7 Picking Up the Pieces: Corruption and Democracy in PeruAmazon ↗
Book 7 · coauthored-nonfiction · 2006
nonfiction-series · active
Inside Out
Short introductory books examining the history, society, culture, and contemporary politics of Latin American countries.
- 2 Mexico Inside OutAmazon ↗
Book 2 · nonfiction · 2021
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Nonfiction (3)
Edited works (3)
- Facing the Sea: A New Anthology from the Caribbean Region for Secondary SchoolsAmazon ↗
editorial-anthology · 1986
- The Faber Book of Contemporary Latin American Short StoriesAmazon ↗
editorial-anthology · 1989
- Columbus's Egg: New Latin American Stories on the ConquestAmazon ↗
editorial-anthology · 1992