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The art of the dust jacket deserves far greater attention than it has received from historians of visual culture. The covers of books often serve as the iconic shorthand by which we identify the object. They reveal commercial aims and mark period styles. This evolving media form is little more than a century old. Reproduced herein are the dust jackets and wraps of the earliest English language versions for several dozen works of fiction and non-fiction from the Caribbean and Latin America. In the interests of fully crediting those responsible for creating these covers I have provided as much information as is available, including a link to the publisher. My grateful thanks to the publishers of the following titles and their covers:
The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey on Two Rivers by Moritz Thomsen. Introduction by Paul Theroux. Cover art by Alfredo Arreguin. Published by Graywolf Press, 1990. Reproduced by permission of Graywolf Press.
Selected Crônicas by Clarice Lispector. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero. Cover design by Semadar Megged. Published by New Directions, 1996. Reproduced by permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Ballad of Another Time by José Luis González. Translated by Asa Zatz. Cover art, ‘La Limpia’ by Juan Alcázar. Cover design by Carol Haralson. Published by Council Oaks Books/Hecate with the University of Tulsa, 1987. Reproduced by permission of Council Oak Books.
A Russian Doll and Other Stories by Adolpho Bioy Casares. Translated by Suzanne Jill Levine. Published by New Direction, 1992. Reproduced by permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Searching for Everardo: A Story of Love, War, and the CIA in Guatemala by Jennifer K. Harbury. Cover photo by AP Photo/Joe Marquette. Cover design by Micael Ian Kaye. Published by Warner Books, 1997. Reproduced by permission of Warner Books.
Blood Pact and Other Stories by Mario Benedetti. Edited by Claribel Alegría & Darwin Flakoll. Translated by Daniel Balderston et al. Cover art and design by Les Kanturek. Published by Curbstone Press, 1997. Reproduced by permission of Curbstone Press.
The Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferré. Foreword by Jean Franco. Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1991. Reproduced by permission of University of Nebraska Press.
Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodríguez. Cover art, ‘Cataclismo’ by Rufino Tamayo. Photo by Sotheby’s. Cover design by Stone Graphics. Published by Curbstone Press, 1993. Reproduced by permission of Curbstone Press.
The Exiles and Other Stories by Horacio Quiroga. Selected, translated, and introduced by J. David Danielson, with assistance by Elsa K. Gambarini. Published by University of Texas Press, 1987. Reproduced by permission of University of Texas Press.
Diary, Volume One by Witold Gombrowicz. Edited and afterword by Jan Kott. Translated by Lillian Vallee. Introduction by Wojciech Karpinski. Cover art by Andrzej Dudzinski. Published by Northwestern University Press, 1988. Reproduced by permission of Northwestern University Press.
Marooned: Being a Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Captain Charles H. Barnard, Embracing an Account of the Seizure of his Vessel at the Falkland Islands, &c, 1812-1816. Edited and with an introduction by Bertha S. Dodge. Published by Wesleyan University Press, 1979. Reproduced by permission of Wesleyan University Press.
The Devil’s Church and Other Stories by Machado de Assis. Translated with an introduction by Jack Schmitt and Lorie Ishimatsu. Cover art and illustrations by Ed Lindlof. Published by University of Texas Press, 1977. Reproduced by permission of University of Texas Press.
Discerner of Hearts and Other Stories by Olive Senior. Cover art, ‘Ancient Memories’ by Samere Tansley. Cover design by Stephen Kenny. Published by McClelland & Stewart, 1995. Reproduced by permission of McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
The Burning Plain and Other Stories by Juan Rulfo. Translated with an introduction by George D. Schade. Cover art and illustrations by Kermit Oliver. Published by Texas University Press, 1967. Reproduced by permission of University of Texas Press.
The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories by Horacio Quiroga. Selected and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. Cover art and illustrations by Ed Lindlof. Published by University of Texas Press, 1976. Reproduced by permission of University of Texas Press.
Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle by Moritz Thomsen. Published by University of Washington Press, 1969. Reproduced by permission of University of Washington Press.
The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by Elaine Scarry. Cover art, “Etude de Géricault d’après Eugène Delacroix, 1818-1819.” Cover design by Candy Jernigan. Published by Oxford University Press, 1985. Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press.
Tungsten by César Vallejo. Translation by Robert Mezey. Foreword by Kevin J. O’Connor. Cover photo by John Cohen. Published by Syracuse University Press, 1988. Reproduced by permission of John Cohen and Syracuse University Press.
Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez by Richard Rodriguez. Published by David R. Godine, 1982. Reproduced by permission of David R. Godine, Publisher.
East Side Stories: Gang Life in East L.A. Photographs by Joseph Rodríguez. Essay by Ruben Martínez. Interview by Luis Rodríguez. Cover photo by Joseph Rodríguez. Cover design by Yuko Uchikawa/Maker’s Studio. Published by powerhouse Books, 1998. Reproduced by permission of powerHouse Books.
Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector. Published by Carcanet, 1986. Reproduced by permission of Carcanet Press Ltd.
An Introduction to American Literature by Jorge Luis Borges. Edited and translated by L. Clark Keating and Robert O. Evans. Published by University Press of Kentucky, 1971. Reproduced by permission of University Press of Kentucky.
Outside the Wall: A Puerto Rican Woman’s Struggle by Felix M. Padilla and Lourdes Santiago. Published by Ruters University Press, 1993. Reproduced by permission of Rutgers University Press.
Deep Rivers by José María Arguedas. Translated by Frances Horning Barraclough. Introduction by John V. Murra. Afterward by Mario Vargas Llosa. Published by University of Texas Press, 1978. Reproduced by permission of University of Texas Press.
