Cubanisimo!: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature

Cubanisimo!: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature

Â¡CubanÃsimo! is the first book to gather Cuban stories, essays, poems and novel excerpts in one 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 cultureconverge in one vibrant literary jam session. Cristina GarcÃa has ingeniously grouped her selections according to â€œthe music of their sentencesâ€ into five sections named for Cuban dance styles.

Â¡CubanÃsimo! begins with an elegant classical danzÃ³n section that includes poems and diaries from the father of Cuban literature, JosÃ© MartÃ, and Antonio BenÃtez-Rojoâ€™s hallucinatory story A View from the Mangrove. As it moves to more contemporary dances, the book offers, among other delights, the essay by Alejo Carpentier that was the first to define magical realism; the scandalously sensual eighth chapter from JosÃ© Lezama Limaâ€™s controversial 1966 novel Paradiso; Ana Menendezâ€™s Little Havana-inspired story, In Cuba I was a German Shepherd; a passage from Reinaldo Arenasâ€™s acclaimed memoir Before Night Falls and six witty musingsâ€”or mambosâ€”on language from Gustavo PÃ©rez Firmatâ€™s Life on the Hyphen.

A brilliant introduction for readers who want to explore Cuban literature, as well as a collectible volume for those who love Cuba, Â¡CubanÃsimo! is a celebration of Cuban culture, from the island to its farthest flung voices.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780385721370
Edition	1st Vintage Books ed
ISBN	0385721374
Label	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	400
PublicationDate	2003-04-22
Publisher	Vintage
ReleaseDate	2003-04-22
Studio	Vintage

Cubanisimo!: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature

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