Mangos, Bananas, and Coconuts: A Cuban Love Story
Autor Himilce Novasen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 feb 1996
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781558850927
ISBN-10: 1558850929
Pagini: 162
Dimensiuni: 149 x 222 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Arte Publico Press
ISBN-10: 1558850929
Pagini: 162
Dimensiuni: 149 x 222 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Arte Publico Press
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A poor ignorant campesino on a large Cuban plantation becomes innocently embroiled in revolution and an earth-shaking, although brief, affair with his patron's daughter. He escapes persecution with his newborn daughter just before the cataclysm befalls Cuban society. Unknown to father and daughter, a twin brother was born shortly after their escape. Juan grows up pampered and spoiled in the lap of luxury among the wealthiest class of Cubans in Miami, but nevertheless senses that something fundamental is missing in his life of splendors. The beautiful, humble Esmeralda grows up in Spanish Harlem as the daughter of a fundamentalist preacher who honors his deceased wife by abusing the unwitting girl, who resembles her so. Widely seen to have inherited her father's mysticism, Esmeralda becomes the pride and wonder of El Barrio. Then, one day, a handsome young man is drawn to her church, to her life, to her love. All of the spirits, the muses, nature itself, have conspired to bring together the now inseparable pair. Neither the violence of her libidinous father nor the financial resources of Juan's parents can tear the two asunder in this marvelous satire of magic realism and the literature of exile and immigration.
Descriere
Through a narrative as lush as the Cuban countryside, Himilce Novas crafts a sensual and satirical tale of a Caribbean Tristan and Isolde: the bold love story of estranged twins who are brought together by the forces of fate and chance. A modern myth of rich rhythms, ripe images and magical scenes, "Mangos, Bananas and Coconuts" marks the debut of a powerful new voice in Ladina literature.
Premii
- Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (USA Only) Finalist, 2005