Cuba: A Traveler's Literary CompanionAnn Louise Bardach Whereabouts Press, 2002 - 234 pages The best modern short fiction by Cuban writers are arranged by region to illuminate this country for travelers. Many stories appear in English for the first time. Contributors include Reinaldo Arenas, Alejo Carpentier, Gullermo Cabrera Infante, Christina Garcia, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Jose Lezama Lima, and Achy Obejas, among others. |
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... Cuba's Spe- cial Period , the official euphemism for the years of depriva- tion that followed in the wake of the Russian pullout of Cuba : " To smoke or eat , that is the question . ' Pillars of Salt was notable for its inclusion of ...
... Cuba's Spe- cial Period , the official euphemism for the years of depriva- tion that followed in the wake of the Russian pullout of Cuba : " To smoke or eat , that is the question . ' Pillars of Salt was notable for its inclusion of ...
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... Cuba anytime soon , trying to hang himself with the light cord in the bathroom while my mother cleaned rooms at a nearby luxury hotel , but falling instead and breaking his arm . Like accepting welfare checks , because there really was ...
... Cuba anytime soon , trying to hang himself with the light cord in the bathroom while my mother cleaned rooms at a nearby luxury hotel , but falling instead and breaking his arm . Like accepting welfare checks , because there really was ...
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... Cuba's foremost writers , best known for his Proustian masterpiece , Paradiso ( 1966 ) . He is also the author of short stories , essays , poetry , and translations of French lit- erature . With José Rodríguez Feo , he created the Cuban ...
... Cuba's foremost writers , best known for his Proustian masterpiece , Paradiso ( 1966 ) . He is also the author of short stories , essays , poetry , and translations of French lit- erature . With José Rodríguez Feo , he created the Cuban ...
Table des matières
Senel Paz Strawberry and Chocolate | 3 |
José Lezama Lima Paradiso | 15 |
Antonio José Ponte In the Cold of the Malecón | 24 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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