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Description
This first novel in Arenas's "secret history of Cuba"-- a quintet he called the Pentagonia--is a powerful story of growing up in a world where nightmare has become reality, and fantasy provides the only escape. "One of the most beautiful novels ever written about childhood, adolescence, and... read more
First Sentence
"There went my mother, she just went running out the door."
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Authors & Contributors
- Reinaldo Arenas (Author)
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