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  Fidel Castro: Biografía a dos voces

  by Ignacio Ramonet, Andrew Hurley

  Fidel Castro is perhaps the most charismatic and controversial head of state in modern times. A dictatorial pariah to some, he has become a hero and inspiration for many of the world's poor, defiantly charting an independent and revolutionary path for Cuba over nearly half a century. Numerous attempts have been made to get Castro to tell his own story. But only now, in the twilight of his years, has he been... (more)
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  Dirty Havana Trilogy

  A Novel in Stories

  by Pedro Juan Gutierrez

  Banned in Cuba but celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world, this picaresque novel in stories chronicles the misadventures of Pedro Juan, a former Cuban journalist living from hand to mouth in the squalor of contemporary Havana, half disgusted and half fascinated by the depths to which he has sunk. Like the lives of so many of his neighbors in the crumbling, once-elegant apartment houses that line Havana's... (more)
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  El Rey De La Habana / The Havana King (Compactos Anagrama)

  by Pedro Juan Gutierrez

  Esta es la historia de un joven adolescente lanzado a las calles de La Habana de los noventa. Basada en hechos reales, con lenguaje crudo en la mejor tradicion del realismo sucio, la novela muestra a la ciudad caribeña con su gente mas pobre y marginal: mendigos, prostitutas, trasvestis, vendedores callejeros, picaros, borrachos, los habitantes de un edificio abandonado y en ruinas. Una fauna terrible y... (more)
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  Ecue-yamba-o / "Praise be the Lord' (Biblioteca De Autor / Author Library)

  by Alejo Carpentier

  Primera novela de Alejo Carpentier prolonga, por un lado, los metodos y temas del naturalismo tipicos de la literatura latinoamericana durante las dos primeras decadas del siglo xx, tambien acusa, por otro, la influencia innovadora de las preocupaciones esteticas vanguardistas, especialmente del surrealismo frances. Si es cierto que el relato de la vida de Menegildo Cue refleja las condiciones sociales en que se... (more)
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  Otra Vez El Mar

  by Reinaldo Arenas

  Dividida en dos partes, Otra vez el mar tiene como protagonista a un joven matrimonio que consigue un permiso para pasar unos días en un lugar de veraneo. La narración transita mediante dos voces. La primera es la de una mujer anónima, temerosa de perder a su marido, Héctor, frustrada por la carga de la maternidad e incapaz de soportar la sociedad cubana bajo el sistema comunista. Sus pensamientos,... (more)
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  Chico & Rita : a graphic novel

  by Fernando Trueba

  Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unite them, but their journey brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood, and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. Javier Mariscal’s art perfectly captures the steamy, vibrant atmosphere of... (more)
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  El ano del calipso (La Sonrisa Vertical) (Spanish Edition)

  by Abilio Estevez

  Una calurosa tarde, cuando los habitantes del barrio habanero de Marianao se refugian en sus casas huyendo del bochorno y la radio difunde la melodia de un calipso, un joven de quince anos sale al patio en busca de algo de brisa. Alli, tendido sobre la hierba, a la sombra de los arboles y rodeado de matas cargadas de mangos, el joven fantasea con escenas de peliculas cuando, de pronto, en el jardin contiguo,... (more)