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Tastes Like Cuba: An Exile's Hunger for Home by Machado, Eduardo,Domitr
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- “This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .”
- ISBN
- 9781592403219
- Book Title
- Tastes like Cuba : an Exile's Hunger for Home
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, Social Science
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Culinary, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian, Customs & Traditions
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Tastes Like Cuba is the moving account of an exile searching for the identity he's lost and becoming someone else in the process.. An internationally acclaimed playwright, Eduardo Machado has grappled with questions of identity, loss and resistance throughout his life and work. He hasmore than any other playwrightbeen able to convey the experiences of both the Cubans who chose to stay in Cuba and those who chose to leave. His fearless style and unabashed politicism in the face of dissent have made him a controversial figure to the Cubans and Americans on opposite sides of an intense conflict. In his memories and in his more recent travels to Cuba, he has found that the most natural means of connecting with todays Cuban experience is through food. Machado says, When I taste something I havent tasted in twenty years, I cant resist that connection to the past, to the conflict, to the identity that is mine. I know the feeling as I taste the flavor. There are no arguments, no political controversies, just the real sensation. If its that complex, it must be Cuban. To any exile, food represents not only the lost comfort of home, but the best chance to reclaim it. The stories of Machados lifefrom child of privilege in pre-Revolutionary Cuba; to exile in Los Angeles; to actor, director, playwright and professor in New Yorkare interleaved with recipes for the meals that have enriched him. Every recipe has been updated for the modern home cook, enabling us to recreate the flavors of traditional Cuban dishes such as Machados favorite roast pork and his grandfathers arroz con pollo, as well as the cuisine of necessity he encountered in 1960s suburban America: Velveeta, SPAM, and otherprocessed wonders. What emerges is a larger picture of what it means to be a Latino in America today. For anyone who has ever longed for a home, real or imagined, Tastes Like Cuba delivers a fascinating story of two worldsand one delectable life.
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1592403212
ISBN-13
9781592403219
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59092132
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tastes like Cuba : an Exile's Hunger for Home
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Culinary, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Extraordinary, moving, a great read whether you come from Cuba or Greece." —Olympia Dukakis "As I have regrettably never traveled to my father's birthplace, Eduardo's vivid memories and specific writer's eye details made his life come alive for me. Maybe it's genetic. Because I share his love of family and the preparation of their meals that is so important in a Cuban household." —Lucie Arnaz, "Eduardo Machado's and Michael Domitrovich’s, touching, evocative, memoir not only makes the mouth water with its deliciously, descriptive accounts of Cuban Cuisine, but fills the tear ducts with longing for a culture and a people denied us for half a century by the regretful policies of the U. S, Government." —Ed Harris and Amy Madigan "This book is a feast for the senses and the soul. We bask in the earthly paradise of a boy’s Cuban childhood, and when he is sent to the U.S. at age 8, we suffer. From then on we’re in thrall to the drama, (painful, funny, bitter, sweet), of his search for a new life. What better metaphor than food? We all crave recipes for survival. We hunt down the ingredients that will nourish our hopes and memories. Machado has filled his book with richly drawn characters. The richest of them of all may be that neighbor whose complexities we have refused to accept or understand for so long: Cuba." —Margo Jefferson, Critic and Pulitzer Prize winner "Extraordinary, moving, a great read whether you come from Cuba or Greece." —Olympia Dukakis "As I have regrettably never traveled to my father's birthplace, Eduardo's vivid memories and specific writer's eye details made his life come alive for me. Maybe it's genetic. Because I share his love of family and the preparation of their meals that is so important in a Cuban household." —Lucie Arnaz " Tastes like Cuba is a wonderful multi-layered addition to the on going and ever expanding tapestry of exile history; part personal memoir, partly a cook book, it is also has a lot to say about the artistic life and, in particular, what it is like to be a Latino playwright in this country. That alone makes the book unique and worthy of a wide readership." --Oscar Hijuelos
Lccn
2007-032864
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
641.597291
Lc Classification Number
Tx716.C8m335 2007
Copyright Date
2007
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