Cuba On The Verge : 12 Writers On Continuity and Change In Havana and Across The Country
Cuba on the verge : 12 writers on continuity and change in Havana and across the country
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Contributor:
Guerriero, Leila
,
Irizarry, Lorenzo
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Corzo, Frankie
Summary:
As the US and Cuba move toward the normalization of diplomatic relations after an epic fifty-six-year standoff, we find ourselves face-to-face with one of the few places in the world that has been off limits to most Americans. Standing on both sides of the political divide, twelve of our most celebrated writers investigate this period of momentous transition.
Contents:
Introduction : twelve attempts / by Leila Guerriero
Inside. Miami : the coconut trail / by Carlos Manuel Álvarez
Cuban capital : transition (to what?) in seven parts / by Iván de la Nuez
The personal movie : tribulations of "The Good Demons" / by Vladimir Cruz
Glamour and revolution / by Wendy Guerra
Dreaming in Cuban : a chronicle in nine innings / by Leonardo Padura
The hunter : Ernesto the Jinetero / by Abraham Jiménez Enoa
Outside. Even though he's dead / by Patricio Fernández
As the US and Cuba move toward the normalization of diplomatic relations after an epic fifty-six-year standoff, we find ourselves face-to-face with one of the few places in the world that has been off limits to most Americans. Standing on both sides of the political divide, twelve of our most celebrated writers investigate this period of momentous transition.