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Dreaming in Cuban
Overview
"Remarkable...An intricate weaving of dramatic events with the supernatural and the cosmic...Evocative and lush...A rich and haunting narrative, an excellent new voice in contemporary fiction."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Now available in a Spanish language edition from Ballantine Books.
Here is the dreamy and bittersweet story of a family divided by politics and geography by the Cuban revolution. It is the family story of Celia del Pino, and her husband, daughter and grandchildren, from the mid-1930s to 1980. Celia's story mirrors the magical realism of Cuba itself, a country of beauty and poverty, idealism and corruption. DREAMING IN CUBAN presents a unique vision and a haunting lamentation for a past that might have been.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780345381439
- ISBN-10: 0345381432
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- Publish Date: February 1993
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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