{"product_id":"havana-black-leonardo-padura-9781904738152","title":"Havana Black: A Mario Conde Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHavana Red\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of the Lt. Conde series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Another winner from Bitter Lemon...an innovative take on the traditional detective story. A macho cop whose investigation into the murder of a transvestite leads him to ruminate on his own attraction to this 'philosophy of mimetics and erasure.'\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A scorching novel from a star of Cuban fiction. Conde's quest follows the basic rhythm of the whodunit, but Padura syncopates it with brilliant literary riffs on Cuban sex, society, religion, even food.\"--\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brutally mutilated body of Miguel Forcade is discovered washed up on a Havana beach. Head smashed in by a baseball bat, genitals cut off by a dull knife. Forcade was once responsible for the confiscation of art works from the bourgeoisie fleeing the revolution. Had he really returned from exile just to visit his ailing father?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel evokes the disillusion of a generation, many of them veterans of the war in Angola, discovering the corruption of those who preceded them. Yet it is a eulogy of Cuba, its life of music, sex and the great friendships of the people who elected to stay and fight for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonardo Padura\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1955 in Havana and lives in Cuba. He is a prize-winning novelist, essayist, journalist, and scriptwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonardo Padura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 190473815X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.62h x 5.76w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/24\/2006 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/04\/2006 pg. 21","brand":"Leonardo Padura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939110682879,"sku":"9781904738152","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5d5bc51f-52f0-49ef-8217-198da400bdb9.jpg?v=1681439558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/havana-black-leonardo-padura-9781904738152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}