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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... felt ridiculous . " At me ? I'm old . " " At him . " " One woman looked at him for a moment . Just a moment , that's all . Like when you mistake someone in the street and realize the mistake immediately . " " And then ? " " She went ...
... felt ridiculous . " At me ? I'm old . " " At him . " " One woman looked at him for a moment . Just a moment , that's all . Like when you mistake someone in the street and realize the mistake immediately . " " And then ? " " She went ...
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... felt an irresistible impulse to run in , to pay them a little visit ; but at that moment he saw a huge crowd coming down the cross street . They were bearing tro- phies and shouting cheers and threats . The trophies were scraps of ...
... felt an irresistible impulse to run in , to pay them a little visit ; but at that moment he saw a huge crowd coming down the cross street . They were bearing tro- phies and shouting cheers and threats . The trophies were scraps of ...
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... felt like a slow - burning oven . I was wet with my own blood ; I was tired , alone , afraid , con- stantly watching the darkness outside , horrified that one of the carboneros , people who were said to practice the lowest of ...
... felt like a slow - burning oven . I was wet with my own blood ; I was tired , alone , afraid , con- stantly watching the darkness outside , horrified that one of the carboneros , people who were said to practice the lowest of ...
Table des matières
Senel Paz Strawberry and Chocolate | 3 |
José Lezama Lima Paradiso | 15 |
Antonio José Ponte In the Cold of the Malecón | 24 |
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Achy Obejas afternoon Alberto Marqués Alicia arms asked aunt babalawos began Blanquita Calazán called Celia Conde corner Cuba Cuban dark daughter Diego Don Cayetano doña Adela door dreams dress driving Edith Grossman Estela everything eyes face fat Hungarian lady Father Gonzalo feel felt Fidel Castro front Gutiérrez hand Havana head Island José José Lezama Lima Josemaía knew later Leonardo Padura Fuentes Lezama light Lisette Lisidro lives looked Luis Aguilar Malecón María Mario Conde Matún Mayra Montero morning mother moved never night novel Pablo palms Pedro Juan Gutiérrez pesos Ramón Reinaldo Arenas remember Revolution Richard Blanco Rosa seemed smile stood stopped street talk tell Teodoro thing thought told took Translated trees turned Virgilio Piñera voice waiting walked watching window woman words Yuan Pei Fu Zoé Valdés