COUNTRY · MEXICOBooks set in Mexico
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21 books · 14 authors · 1915–2025
21 books here
Most-set authors
Cormac McCarthy (4) · Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2) · Carlos Fuentes (2) · Juan Rulfo (2) · Luis Alberto Urrea (2) · Cristina Rivera Garza (1)
Genres
literary fiction (4) · romance (2) · western (2) · thriller & suspense (1) · historical fiction (1)
Books set here
Set in Mexico (12)
Death Takes Me
Cristina Rivera Garza
unnamed Mexican city
The Old Gringo
Carlos Fuentes
Villa hacienda, Revolution setting
Pedro Páramo
Juan Rulfo
ghost town setting
The Plain in Flames
Juan Rulfo
arid plain, post-revolution
Where the Air Is Clear
Carlos Fuentes
city as protagonist 1950s
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
De la Garza ranch, Revolution era
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
British mining hacienda, 1950s
Amity
Nathan Harris
foothills where Amity settlement is sought
The Underdogs
Mariano Azuela
revolutionary war in sierra
The Hummingbird's Daughter
Luis Alberto Urrea
Teresa Urrea ranch, 1890s
Into the Beautiful North
Luis Alberto Urrea
fishing village protagonist home
Hurricane Season
Fernanda Melchor
fictional village in sugarcane valley
Also featuring Mexico (9)
Inca Gold
Clive Cussler
underground river treasure chase
The Bewitching
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Alba's cursed farm, 1908
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Kiran Desai
showdown with the former lover
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
Glanton gang raids
The Crossing
Cormac McCarthy
Mexico crossing journeys
Cities of the Plain
Cormac McCarthy
Border city brothel scenes
All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy
Mexican hacienda country
The Man Who Loved Dogs
Leonardo Padura
Trotsky exile and assassination
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
lifeboat washes ashore