{"product_id":"cubanisimo-cristina-garcza-9780385721370","title":"Cubanisimo!: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature","description":"\u003ci\u003e Cubanísimo!\u003c\/i\u003e 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 García has ingeniously grouped her selections according to \"the music of their sentences\" into five sections named for Cuban dance styles. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cubanísimo! begins with an elegant classical \u003ci\u003edanzón\u003c\/i\u003e section that includes poems and diaries from the father of Cuban literature, José Martí, and Antonio Benítez-Rojo's hallucinatory story \u003ci\u003eA View from the Mangrove\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 José Lezama Lima's controversial 1966 novel \u003cb\u003eParadiso\u003c\/b\u003e; Ana Menendez's Little Havana-inspired story, \u003ci\u003eIn Cuba I was a German Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea passage from Reinaldo Arenas's acclaimed memoir \u003cb\u003eBefore Night Falls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand six witty musings--or mambos--on language from Gustavo Pérez Firmat's \u003cb\u003eLife on the Hyphen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant introduction for readers who want to explore Cuban literature, as well as a collectible volume for those who love Cuba, \u003ci\u003e Cubanísimo!\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of Cuban culture, from the island to its farthest flung voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cristina García\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385721374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385721370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2003 pg. 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2003 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoder Hispanic\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 70","brand":"Cristina García","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974492934399,"sku":"9780385721370","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f238f53-7c81-4b28-8908-68665626cc7a.jpg?v=1750875193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cubanisimo-cristina-garcza-9780385721370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}