Cristina García
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Long–listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence * A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
"Here in Berlin is one of the most interesting new works of fiction I've read . . . The voices are remarkably distinct, and even with their linguistic mannerisms . . . mark them out as separate people . . . [This novel] is simply very, very good." —The New York Times Book Review
Here in Berlin...
"Here in Berlin is one of the most interesting new works of fiction I've read . . . The voices are remarkably distinct, and even with their linguistic mannerisms . . . mark them out as separate people . . . [This novel] is simply very, very good." —The New York Times Book Review
Here in Berlin...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
235 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A tale told from the alternating viewpoints of an aging Castro-like dictator and a Miami exile obsessed with avenging himself against the dictator for personal betrayals traces the impact of a six-decade revolution on their lives and a homeland that has paid the price of constant violence.
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of two Cuban sisters, one living in Cuba, the other in the United States. The novel is at once the tale of a family and of a country, the sisters representing the lot of Cubans who left and those who stayed. Eventually the sisters are re-united on U.S. soil. By the author of Dreaming in Cuban.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When her dog becomes lovesick for the moon, a young Cuban girl and her uncle call the moon down to give the dog a kiss, with surprising results.
Publisher
Vintage
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Physical Desc
xxii, 378 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cubanisimo! is the first book to gather Cuban stories, essays, poems, and novel excerpts in a single volume that summarizes the richness and depth of a great national literature. From the turn of the century to the present, from Havana to Miami, New York, Mexico City, Madrid, and beyond, the spirit and diversity of Cuban culture converge in one vibrant literary jam session. A brilliant introduction for readers who want to explore Cuban literature,...
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
x, 258 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of letters--to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged--written by award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, and activists.