A Corner of the World
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 087286622X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 141 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's for readers curious about the interior adventures of their fellow human beings, adventures that come with literary pleasures and an alchemy of fiction and life."Senel Paz, novelist and screen writer of Strawberry and Chocolate, Things I Left in Havana, and In the Sky with Diamonds"No novel I have read in the past two years has attracted me as much as this onefor many reasons, but especially because it manages to capture within its few pages so many key elements of today's Cuba."&dmash;Cira Romero, La Jiribilla. A Corner of the World is about desires and dreams, and, of course, about love."Achy Obejas"A captivating story of love, emigration, and separation in today's Cuba and today's world. This novel is for anyone, anywhere, who cares
the city becomes a co-protagonist, a confidante, a point of departure and return, and of waiting."—Senel Paz, novelist and screenwriter of Strawberry and Chocolate, Things I Left in Havana, and In the Sky with Diamonds. Her story of lost love and the difficult pursuit of literature is at the same time an X-ray of life in Havana, set in a present where glimpses of the future have not yet arrived."Leonardo Padura, author of The Man Who Loved Dogs and the Mario Conde novels of HavanaIn contemporary Havana, "Do I stay or do I go?" is always the question, and love doesn't necessarily conquer all.A cautious, reserved professor of Spanish Literature, Marian has no idea that her quiet life is about to be turned upside down. When she's asked to review the work of a young, ambitious first-time novelist, she meets Dan
"A wonderfully rich panorama of a society we know so little about." according to Guinan02. The author presents a varied and balanced perspective of life in contemporary Havana in a compact narrative of the complexities of the Cuban reality. The host of parallel characters struggle with making expected and unexpected choices and living with the repercussions thereof. The themes include al. To live in my country Look up pictures of the Malecón in Havana, that long road along the sea wall, over which the waves break in storms, blowing spume onto the decayed grandeur of the buildings behind. "I looked at Havana, bordered by miles of ocean, but for the first time I felt the water was besieging us. [&he. A love story with more A love story that reveals a wider world. A gem-like story, fiercely unsentimental, that nonetheless made me want to slip into this island culture with all its joys, disappointments, and complexities.