Book of Havana - City in Short Fiction
Author(s): Casagrande
The stories gathered in this anthology reflect the many complex challenges Havana's citizens have had to endure as a result of their country's political isolation--from the hardships of the "Special Period," to the pitfalls of Cuba's schizophrenic currency system, to the indignities of becoming a cheap tourist destination for well-heeled Westerners. Moving through various moments in its recent history, as well as through different neighbourhoods--from the prefab, Soviet-era maze of Alamar, to the bars and nightclubs of the Malecón and Vedado--these stories also demonstrate the defiance of Havana: surviving decades of economic disappointment with a flair for the comic, the surreal and the fantastical that remains as fresh as the first dreams of revolution.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Comma Press
- : Comma Press
- : 0.154221
- : 21 July 2018
- : .3 Inches X 5 Inches X 7.75 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Casagrande
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 863.0108358729123
- : 128