In this masterful collection of short stories, a celebrated Cuban writer continues his imaginative exploration of the genesis of the modern Caribbean world.
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His stories are dense with disaster and rich in description. The characters seem to exist only in extremis, dying in despondency and despair or in false glory. -- The New York Times Book Review, Barbara Fisher
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish
Original Language: Spanish
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Wonderfull short stories,
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This review is from: A View from the Mangrove (Hardcover)
This is one of the most fascinating books that I have read. The author engages in an exploration of the short story as a genre, using a varied array of styles, techniques and structures. The theme is very Caribeean and together with the technique transports you into the Caribeean at different stages during its colonial formation process. The book explores the Spanish, the French and the English Isles and parts of their history. Fantastic reading.
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THE CABIN that serves as John Hawkins's quarters in the ship Jesus of Lubeck is airy and spacious, though rather low at the ceiling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Fray Bernardino, Don Pedro, Juan Vallejo, Ana Zoila, Don Miguel, Don Francisco, Don Luis, San Juan de Ulua, New York, Windward Passage, Port Boucan, King James, Puerto Plata, New World, Santo Domingo, Sierra Leone, Fray Ambrosio, Colonel Trouville, Port Road, Fray Romualdo, Board of Trade, Captain Bonjoux, Captain Delgadillo, Hotel Inglaterra, Jesus of Lubeck New!
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THE CABIN that serves as John Hawkins's quarters in the ship Jesus of Lubeck is airy and spacious, though rather low at the ceiling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Fray Bernardino, Don Pedro, Juan Vallejo, Ana Zoila, Don Miguel, Don Francisco, Don Luis, San Juan de Ulua, New York, Windward Passage, Port Boucan, King James, Puerto Plata, New World, Santo Domingo, Sierra Leone, Fray Ambrosio, Colonel Trouville, Port Road, Fray Romualdo, Board of Trade, Captain Bonjoux, Captain Delgadillo, Hotel Inglaterra, Jesus of Lubeck New!
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- Madama Butterfly in Full Score by Giacomo Puccini on page 212, and page 222
- The Book Of Nature by John Mason Good on page 227
- Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini on page 212
- Fuente Ovejuna (Punto de Lectura) (Spanish Edition) by Félix Lope de Vega on page 114
- Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier on page 209
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- Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context by Teresita MartÃnez-Vergne in Back Matter
- Prospero's Mirror: A Translators' Portfolio of Latin American Short Fiction by Ilan Stavans in Front Matter
- The Backpacker's Bible: Your Essential Guide to Round-the-World Travel by Suzanne King on page 170
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