Readings from Three Novels

The German Girl (La Niña Alemana) is Armando Lucas Correa’s debut novel, in which a twelve-year-old girl flees Nazi-occupied Germany with her family and best friend, only to discover that the overseas asylum they had been promised is an illusion. David Unger’s novel, The Mastermind is a fascinating depiction of modern-day Guatemala and the corrupt, criminal, and threatening reality that permeates its society.