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King of Cuba : A Novel by Cristina Garcia (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScribner
ISBN-101476725667
ISBN-139781476725666
eBay Product ID (ePID)159823931
Product Key Features
Book TitleKing of Cuba : a Novel
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHispanic & Latino, Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Literary, Political
Publication Year2013
GenreFiction, Social Science
AuthorCristina Garcia
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
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LCCN2012-037553
ReviewsMerges the exhaustive research of historical fiction with the suspense of a thriller. Think of King of Cuba as a beach read with great depth, the ideal vacation book for anyone interested in the history and culture of that embargoed island to the south. Whatever your view of this country's ongoing embargo with Cuba, whatever your opinion or hopes...Garca's book will pique your interest in all things Cuban., García's tremendous empathy for her characters is the magnetic force of her fiction, and her lifeblood theme is the scarring legacy of oppression and brutality, particularly the horrors and absurdities of the Castro regime. In her most honed and lashing novel to date, she goes directly to the source...An ingeniously plotted, boisterous, and brilliantly castigating tale.", [A] wry new novel, King of Cuba… tell[s] the story of two macho, aging men in alternating voices. These two narratives, interspersed with a chorus of other Cuban voices, combine to define an exhausted country and the bonds between its people., Mordantly funny and insightful... King of Cuba has its roots in long-simmering political strife, but it is finally a novel about the human condition, about aging and loss and undying love for a country that once was paradise, at least in memory., Merges the exhaustive research of historical fiction with the suspense of a thriller. Think of King of Cuba as a beach read with great depth, the ideal vacation book for anyone interested in the history and culture of that embargoed island to the south. Whatever your view of this country's ongoing embargo with Cuba, whatever your opinion or hopes...García's book will pique your interest in all things Cuban., Garca takes one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th century and...imagines him as a man--and, through him, imagines his country. [She] invests her characters and their memories with rich detail. In the end, her subject matter...is Cuba., Garcia's writing is laced with candor and wit as she portrays the lives of two men united by the past., A bittersweet story whose power far outweighs its simple structure. The portrait García paints of [El Coamndante]-nostalgic but utterly unsentimental, evil but magnetic - is the best thing she's ever written, a pitch-perfect study of tyranny in winter., García takes one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th century and...imagines him as a man-and, through him, imagines his country. [She] invests her characters and their memories with rich detail. In the end, her subject matter...is Cuba., This novel, for the 'initiated' in the political, cultural, and linguistic realities of the two worlds inhabited by Goyo and the Comandante, is an absolute must read. For those not initiated, it should be placed very high on the agenda of books that should be read. King of Cuba is a major achievement by Cristina García. This is an author who will leave her mark on contemporary literature., [A] wry new novel, King of Cuba... tell[s] the story of two macho, aging men in alternating voices. These two narratives, interspersed with a chorus of other Cuban voices, combine to define an exhausted country and the bonds between its people., eoeGarcia's serio-comic novel gives us all the pop delight of a musical based on major historical events and a devastating portrait of two men and a tyrannical government on the way out. Anyone with an interest in late 20th century politics will find this book a wicked pleasure.e, GarcÃa takes one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th century and…imagines him as a man-and, through him, imagines his country. [She] invests her characters and their memories with rich detail. In the end, her subject matter…is Cuba., Garca's tremendous empathy for her characters is the magnetic force of her fiction, and her lifeblood theme is the scarring legacy of oppression and brutality, particularly the horrors and absurdities of the Castro regime. In her most honed and lashing novel to date, she goes directly to the source...An ingeniously plotted, boisterous, and brilliantly castigating tale.", A bittersweet story whose power far outweighs its simple structure. The portrait Garca paints of [El Coamndante]--nostalgic but utterly unsentimental, evil but magnetic -- is the best thing she's ever written, a pitch-perfect study of tyranny in winter., García takes one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th century and...imagines him as a man--and, through him, imagines his country. [She] invests her characters and their memories with rich detail. In the end, her subject matter...is Cuba., eoe[A] wry new novel, King of Cubae tell[s] the story of two macho, aging men in alternating voices. These two narratives, interspersed with a chorus of other Cuban voices, combine to define an exhausted country and the bonds between its people.e, Fabulously absurdist. Much has been written about Havana vs. Miami... but Garcia's satirical version of events...feels fresh because Garcia sets the novel in modern times. Passions may have cooled, but the anger remains, ossified but still there. King of Cuba is about wish fulfillment, that long-imagined moment for many exiles when they have a chance to confront the man they blame for ruining their country and so many lives. Garcia delivers the conclusion in style but with a caveat: Revenge isn't always what you think it might be., Garcíae(tm)s tremendous empathy for her characters is the magnetic force of her fiction, and her lifeblood theme is the scarring legacy of oppression and brutality, particularly the horrors and absurdities of the Castro regime. In her most honed and lashing novel to date, she goes directly to the source...An ingeniously plotted, boisterous, and brilliantly castigating tale.", A bittersweet story whose power far outweighs its simple structure. The portrait García paints of [El Coamndante]--nostalgic but utterly unsentimental, evil but magnetic -- is the best thing she's ever written, a pitch-perfect study of tyranny in winter., "Darkly hilarious, García braids...parallel stories with consummate ease. With a fine balance of wry absurdity and existential poignancy, García builds not just a tale of the end of days but a snapshot of the past impact and future reverberations of Cubae(tm)s revolutione"a theme more fascinating than ever as the once-isolated island nation opens itself to the world.", Merges the exhaustive research of historical fiction with the suspense of a thriller. Think of King of Cuba as a beach read with great depth, the ideal vacation book for anyone interested in the history and culture of that embargoed island to the south. Whatever your view of this countrye(tm)s ongoing embargo with Cuba, whatever your opinion or hopes...Garcíae(tm)s book will pique your interest in all things Cuban., Darkly hilarious, García braids...parallel stories with consummate ease. With a fine balance of wry absurdity and existential poignancy, García builds not just a tale of the end of days but a snapshot of the past impact and future reverberations of Cuba's revolution-a theme more fascinating than ever as the once-isolated island nation opens itself to the world., Darkly hilarious, García braids...parallel stories with consummate ease. With a fine balance of wry absurdity and existential poignancy, García builds not just a tale of the end of days but a snapshot of the past impact and future reverberations of Cuba's revolution--a theme more fascinating than ever as the once-isolated island nation opens itself to the world., Garcia's serio-comic novel gives us all the pop delight of a musical based on major historical events and a devastating portrait of two men and a tyrannical government on the way out. Anyone with an interest in late 20th century politics will find this book a wicked pleasure., eoeGarcía takes one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th century andeimagines him as a mane"and, through him, imagines his country. [She] invests her characters and their memories with rich detail. In the end, her subject mattereis Cuba.e, "A bittersweet story whose power far outweighs its simple structure. The portrait García paints of [El Coamndante]e"nostalgic but utterly unsentimental, evil but magnetic e" is the best thing shee(tm)s ever written, a pitch-perfect study of tyranny in winter.", This novel, for the 'initiated' in the political, cultural, and linguistic realities of the two worlds inhabited by Goyo and the Comandante, is an absolute must read. For those not initiated, it should be placed very high on the agenda of books that should be read. King of Cuba is a major achievement by Cristina Garca. This is an author who will leave her mark on contemporary literature., Darkly hilarious, Garca braids...parallel stories with consummate ease. With a fine balance of wry absurdity and existential poignancy, Garca builds not just a tale of the end of days but a snapshot of the past impact and future reverberations of Cuba's revolution--a theme more fascinating than ever as the once-isolated island nation opens itself to the world.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisA "darkly hilarious" ( Elle ) novel about a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge by the National Book Award finalist Cristina García, this "clever, well-conceived dual portrait shows what connects and divides Cubans inside and outside of the island" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Vivid and teeming with life, King of Cuba transports readers to Cuba and Miami, and into the heads of two larger-than-life men: a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge against the dictator. García's masterful twinning of these characters combines with a rabble of other Cuban voices to portray the passions and realities of two Cubas--on the island and off-- in a pulsating story that entertains and illuminates., A "darkly hilarious" ( Elle ) novel about a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge by the National Book Award finalist Cristina Garc a, this "clever, well-conceived dual portrait shows what connects and divides Cubans inside and outside of the island" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Vivid and teeming with life, King of Cuba transports readers to Cuba and Miami, and into the heads of two larger-than-life men: a fictionalized Fidel Castro and an octogenarian Cuban exile obsessed with seeking revenge against the dictator. Garc a's masterful twinning of these characters combines with a rabble of other Cuban voices to portray the passions and realities of two Cubas--on the island and off-- in a pulsating story that entertains and illuminates.
LC Classification NumberPS3557.A66K56 2013
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