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Reinaldo Arenas is the most highly acclaimed writer of Cuba's post-revolutionary generation. The Doorman, his first work set in the United States, breaks new ground with the extraordinary and tragic story of Juan, a young Cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building in Manhattan. Oddly alienated from the tenants, Juan finds himself being seduced by their pets-a bear, a rattlesnake, an orangutan, goldfish, cats, dogs-who speak to him, determined to recruit him to their cause: a revolt against humans and human society, and a mass flight to liberty. Fantastic, satirical, dizzyingly inventive, The Doorman is a bittersweet parable about freedom and community, told with a profound sense of humanity.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780802134059
  • ISBN-10: 080213405X
  • Publisher: Grove Press
  • Publish Date: September 1994
  • Dimensions: 8.17 x 5.43 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
  • Page Count: 204

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